Example sentences of "[verb] herself [to-vb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once she allowed herself to stray away from the main concourse , lured by the strains of a string quartet , to find herself in a large square dominated by a giant plane tree . |
| 2 | Robyn took a deep breath and then twisted around determinedly , forcing herself to slide precariously towards the edge of the stone rim . |
| 3 | You 're just tired and exhausted , she told herself firmly , forcing herself to walk calmly across the room to hand him a glass . |
| 4 | Pride gave a lift to Emily 's chin as she braced herself to move further into the room and greet her kinswomen . |
| 5 | ‘ The frills fell off , ’ retorted Meredith cheerfully , willing herself to walk normally across the room and suffer his amused appraisal . |
| 6 | Charity exchanged a few pleasantries , then , at a look from her mother , excused herself to go off to the kitchen , leaving Leonora alone with Mrs Vaughan . |
| 7 | Leonora forced herself to go back over the dream sequence in every terrifying detail . |
| 8 | But at last , as a tongue probed an aching tooth , she forced herself to think back to the scene at Brynteg , and found the exercise distasteful and painful , but reassuring . |
| 9 | Fran felt her heart turn over , her stomach knot , but she forced herself to stand there under the cold stare . |
| 10 | She forced herself to walk steadily towards the house . |