Example sentences of "[vb infin] herself [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For days afterwards , she could n't rid herself of the guilty feeling that , somehow , she had brought the attack upon herself . |
| 2 | She would confine herself to the final phase of Marie 's life . |
| 3 | Left alone , Meredith ignored her shaking legs and managed to strip off and ease herself into the heavy waist petticoats from beside the chest . |
| 4 | Donna was n't sure whether it was perspiration or if she 'd wet herself in the hectic chase . |
| 5 | She wants her image ‘ sorted out ’ before she signs a deal to prevent any manipulation , to ensure no one tells her how she should present herself to the record-buying public . |
| 6 | She had n't eaten the spinach , and in doing so created a martyrdom ; now she must restrain herself from the agonizing satisfaction of telling Maman all the truth , thus getting Aunt Tossie into dreadful trouble . |
| 7 | In another moment she would find herself on the other side of the door , facing disaster . |