Example sentences of "[vb past] herself [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From 1907 Richardson devoted herself to a journalistic career , publishing periodical articles on topics which ranged from literature and politics to dentistry , as well as reviews , sketches , short stories , and poems . |
| 2 | ‘ I think Stephen wanted James to see the site first thing this morning before you took us down to the house , ’ Elaine said , and helped herself to a warm bun which she tore open , spreading it thickly with butter and lime jelly . |
| 3 | Still a bit shy , Luce hitched the thin sheet a shade higher to cover her nakedness and , having trapped it under her arms , helped herself to a flaky roll , which she spread liberally with butter and apricot jam . |
| 4 | She appeared more mature , bore herself in a different manner but did not look more than six or seven years older than her earlier self . |
| 5 | And a women who described herself as a social worker . |
| 6 | About to batter the floor with her heel , Lissa stopped herself with a superhuman effort and held herself rigid . |
| 7 | She looked into the eyes of this human peacock and found herself at a complete loss for words ; and he too seemed surprised by this girl who had agreed to be his bride : he looked up at her ( she was half a head taller than he ) in a way that she might have interpreted as hostile had she not been in too much of a turmoil herself to notice it . |
| 8 | She was tied up until lunch with yet another department meeting but , after a sandwich in the refectory , found herself with a clear afternoon . |
| 9 | Since Robbie 's own heated state had been engendered by his unexpected physical onslaught , she found herself without a suitable answer . |
| 10 | When she emerged , she found herself in a small square beside a canal so wide that she immediately realised it must be the Grand Canal itself . |
| 11 | Kim soon found herself in a tiny tenement flat . |
| 12 | Benny found herself in a rock-walled tunnel , with bare bulbs hanging from the ceiling at regular intervals . |
| 13 | She was endeavouring to find her way to the courtyard when , reaching the end of one of the wide corridors , she found herself in a long gallery lined with portraits . |
| 14 | She scuttled through the door and found herself in a long drawing-room choked with old-fashioned furniture . |
| 15 | Bernice followed him , and found herself in a square space behind the staircase . |
| 16 | One morning , Clare found herself in a rumpled bed in a strange bedroom with only sixpence in her purse — not enough to get to work . |
| 17 | When Sarella pushed it open she found herself in a sunlit room full of the latest office equipment . |
| 18 | Opening it , she found herself in a large room in which row upon row of men sat behind video screens . |
| 19 | Jessamy told herself with a dark frown . |
| 20 | Teaching summer school , she told herself with a quick dart of guilt , not kissing wild Sardinians in the middle of the ocean . |
| 21 | She was getting out of this house for a while , she told herself with a resigned sigh . |
| 22 | Connie parked herself on a white divan and poured out some black steaming liquid . |
| 23 | She felt the beginnings of a disastrous blush and busied herself with a dirty mark on the window , getting out her handkerchief and scrubbing , her back to Louise . |
| 24 | How Hillary turned herself into a presidential partner . |
| 25 | Any whiff of scandal had evaporated , and she now threw herself into a hectic work schedule . |
| 26 | Silvia perched herself with a broad smile on the edge of the bed . |
| 27 | And if he decided that he did n't want a divorce ? she asked herself with a small shiver . |
| 28 | Phoebe lying on her bed in her mother 's house in north London , asked herself with a sudden rush of nostalgia . |
| 29 | " And what next ? " she asked herself in a low voice . |
| 30 | Soon she aligned herself with a small group of women who wanted to break into publishing . |