Example sentences of "[vb past] herself [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet she could n't lose herself in the story ; the movements of Luke 's hand as he made lightning sketches , the lazy , sinuous stretching of his legs as he shifted his position impinged upon her concentration , and she found herself reading the same page over and over . |
| 2 | Maggie found herself clutching a young man . |
| 3 | She found herself envying the easy banter between her cousins and aunt , the argumentative informality of mealtimes , the laughter and bustle and hugs . |
| 4 | A hand falling on Ace 's shoulder startled her back to reality , and she found herself facing a dripping Benny . |
| 5 | She found herself facing a glass-panelled door , with the luminous dot of a bell set in its frame . |
| 6 | She chose left , descended a further long flight and found herself facing a closed door marked ‘ Fire Exit ’ . |
| 7 | Choosing a left turn , she soon found herself facing a blank door which might , for all she knew , lead to the cuttings library . |
| 8 | But instead , for a dizzying instant , as he wrapped his cloak about her , Isabel found herself savouring a delicious sensation of feeling small and infinitely fragile , enclosed within his arms . |
| 9 | Numb with agony and humiliation , she got undressed like a ghost and went to bed , unable to let herself dwell too deeply on what had happened in case she found herself asking the inevitable question : if I hate Damian Flint , why has he been able to hurt me so deeply ? |
| 10 | For the moment she busied herself making a fresh pot of tea , while Karen cleared the dirty plates and made room for their toast and marmalade . |
| 11 | Jessamy heard herself give a small gasp . |
| 12 | On 29th January , 1855 , Aberdeen 's Government had been heavily defeated in the House of Commons on a censure motion criticizing its conduct of the Crimean War , but it was not until 6th February that Queen Victoria brought herself to appoint the seventy-one-year-old Palmerston as Aberdeen 's successor , although his prestige and popularity had made him the inevitable choice as Prime Minister . |
| 13 | Louise turned sharply to Helen , who felt herself turn a treacherous red . |
| 14 | She did n't voice her thoughts but she immediately saw herself wearing the lime-green dress and the coat with the rose lining . |
| 15 | He rested his arm lightly along her shoulders as they left the restaurant , and she forced herself to wait a decent interval before ducking lightly away from him , hating the insidious way his touch seemed to affect her . |
| 16 | She swallowed , – forced herself to draw a long breath . |
| 17 | Jezrael 's heart beat faster but she forced herself to slow the shallow breathing of panic . |
| 18 | There was a thread of anger in the question , but Fran ignored it , just as she forced herself to ignore the sudden surge of hope that filled her heart . |
| 19 | As she lay down in bed and put out her light , she forced herself to recall the latest chapter , completed a few days before , and fell asleep mulling over the next . |
| 20 | She felt herself flush , but she forced herself to show no other reaction . |
| 21 | Glad to be alone in her familiar little room later , Leonora forced herself to face the indigestible truth . |