Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] herself in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took up the beautiful veil you bought me , put it on her own head , then turned to admire herself in the mirror . |
| 2 | Mum kept preening herself in the glass until Frankie could contain himself no longer . |
| 3 | Stella could n't tell whether she was acting or not — she looked dreadful , as if she was suffering from the worst sort of headache , and yet she kept watching herself in the glass , turning her face this way and that , peering forward to follow the track of a tear rolling down her cheek . |
| 4 | Teri has given up going to New Year 's Eve parties after she had to lock herself in the kitchen with loads of middle aged ladies hammering on the door . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , come on in then ! ’ had reseated herself in the chair , and motioned me to take my place next to her at the desk . |
| 6 | There had been a tense week , in which Alexandra came to hear that Dora had wanted the position of head cook at Langley Dene , but she said nothing to Dora , and continued to interest herself in the kitchen just as before , and the matter went away quietly of its own accord . |
| 7 | She made a move to pass him and join Marguerite , who had established herself in the back seat , but his arm barred her way . |
| 8 | When he came to the car , Ana had established herself in the back with Mitch and he would have needed to be extremely unpleasant to order them out . |
| 9 | She had coached herself in the role , prepared her questions . |