Example sentences of "[verb] herself for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Married but childfree , she 's gearing herself for a sad goodbye to her 20s . |
| 2 | Precisely because the Church mistakes herself for the present form of the Kingdom , God 's rule has often had to manifest itself in the secular world outside , and frequently against , the Church ’ ( Pannenberg 1975:78 ) . |
| 3 | She mentally steeled herself for the long evening ahead , but , as it turned out , it was n't nearly as long as she had anticipated because towards the end of the evening she heard a sharp knocking on the door , and opened it to find André standing outside , a huge bunch of flowers in his arms . |
| 4 | Kate was quite unable to offer any more resistance , in fact was so busy mentally castigating herself for the happy daydreams she had had while dancing with Ace that Dara had little need of her determination to take control of the rest of the evening . |
| 5 | ‘ Please help me out of my problems , Mr Croydon , ’ she said softly , despising herself for the wheedling tone in her voice . |
| 6 | PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino of the Philippines is bracing herself for a legal battle over her decision not to allow the remains of the former president , Ferdinand Marcos , to be returned home from Hawaii for burial . |
| 7 | Claudia Yeo nerved herself for a final effort . |
| 8 | She refused the porter 's offer to crack open the bottle , and settled herself for a long wait . |
| 9 | After they had gone , Harriet took herself for a long walk over the cliffs , but for once the beauty of her surroundings , the early evening light on the sea , the cry of gulls and the distant sound of waves breaking on the shore below , failed to soothe her . |
| 10 | He dipped towards her , and she tried again to free herself , but the more she struggled , the more his fingers tightened their hold on the back of her neck , and she closed her eyes helplessly , steeling herself for the marauding touch of his mouth . |
| 11 | She rested her chin on her knees , preparing herself for the long wait . |