Example sentences of "[v-ing] herself to [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She used her feet , dancing away and flying back , anchoring herself to the broken lamp-post as she launched four rapid kicks to the Daughter 's torso . |
| 2 | Miranda began , again , addressing herself to the young girl , ‘ While I 'm getting ready , would you like to come up and see my room ? ’ |
| 3 | She caught worldwide attention last year when she claimed in a defence of prostitution charges that she could only satisfy a sex addiction by selling herself to the long line of men . |
| 4 | Her decision was extremely painful , for Beatrice believed ( as it happened incorrectly ) that she was committing herself to a celibate life for ever : |
| 5 | Wright applied in 1978 , committing herself to the five community rules which include monthly meetings with other ( local ) members , donating one-tenth of one 's income to the church — and allocating time for others . |
| 6 | From here , where she stood orientating herself to the unknown photographer 's vision of Aurae Phiala , and sharing his revelation , even that violent force , at once protection and threat , seemed charmed into tameness , passing on tiptoe by this idyllic place . |
| 7 | She had risen this morning with the intention of going into town and meandering among the shops , perhaps treating herself to a new bonnet , or buying Cissie those pretty boots she had so admired some days ago when the two of them had walked up and down Ainsworth Street , browsing in all the shop-windows ; afterwards , Beth might have called in to the delightful tea rooms at the comer of the boulevard . |
| 8 | Abandoning herself to the overpowering intoxication of his embrace , she parted her lips beneath his as he ravished the inner sweetness of her mouth . |
| 9 | Lydia was resigning herself to a long stretch of celibacy . |
| 10 | ‘ Wow , ’ said Lydia , heaving herself to the other side of the bed and plumping up her pillow . |