Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] herself [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thoughtful echo rang in her ears long after she 'd buried herself beneath the bed cover in the privacy of her room , and yearned for the oblivion of sleep . |
| 2 | By eleven that morning she had installed herself as the cleaning dragon and there were twenty-seven earthenware bowls soaking in a strong solution of bleach . |
| 3 | About three weeks later , Jenny had resigned herself to the fact that she would stay . |
| 4 | But her wounds had begun to heal and yesterday she had felt herself on the verge of a promising beginning — an uphill struggle , perhaps , but a definite move towards new happiness . |
| 5 | A serving-maid to all intents and purposes , she had presented herself at the door which gave access to the rear stairs , the garden stairs , which led to the royal apartments . |
| 6 | Kate had surprised herself with the intensity of her response . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , come on in then ! ’ had reseated herself in the chair , and motioned me to take my place next to her at the desk . |
| 8 | Meh'Lindi had injected herself with the Polymorphine . |
| 9 | She had introduced herself on the doorstep , often been invited in and asked the tenants to let her know if they had any problems with which she could help . |
| 10 | She had soiled herself to the point of revulsion by submitting to his pawing in the public street — as shameless as the casual coupling of two dogs . |
| 11 | The Girl-Human had seated herself before the fire ; Inchbad could see how the firelight fell across her face and brought out red lights in her hair . |
| 12 | She worked throughout this period , but it was here , she says , that she knew she had disassociated herself from the University too much . |
| 13 | Fei Yen was looking down , the p'ip'a resting loosely against her breasts , her whole frame bent forward , as if she had emptied herself with the song . |
| 14 | She had promoted herself into the film 's second editor , and slowed it down to normal at the bits she liked , and thought we would appreciate . |
| 15 | He turned and said something that Elisa could not quite catch to a young girl , unnoticed before , who had stationed herself by the door . |
| 16 | To the crowd 's consternation , Eve , dropping her red cloak , had hurled herself off the front of the cart and was pushing through the crowd , quite plainly a boy in breeches , shirt and felt boots . |
| 17 | They watched patiently until she had impaled herself to the hilt on the huge dildo , and then they left . |
| 18 | The Cheyney brothers were notable in Anglo-Italian society of the 1820s and 1830s , and were especially connected with Rome , where their mother had established herself at the Palazzo Sciarra . |
| 19 | She made a move to pass him and join Marguerite , who had established herself in the back seat , but his arm barred her way . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | She had coached herself in the role , prepared her questions . |
| 22 | One Christmas her mother had scalded herself on the turkey fat . |