Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] [verb] herself [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Here she went to the dressing table where she sat down and regarded herself in the mirror .
2 Then she went through and threw herself on the comfortable cool silk bedcover , and lay in luxury , gazing up at the gently rotating white fan .
3 She went over and perched herself on the ottoman at his feet .
4 Left alone , Meredith ignored her shaking legs and managed to strip off and ease herself into the heavy waist petticoats from beside the chest .
5 One woman derelict told her that after living with three husbands for twenty-five years she had decided to give them up and devote herself to the task of viewing the Cathedrals and Abbeys of the British Isles .
6 Hearing the slithering sound behind her she jumped up and pulled herself through the roof .
7 She loved them , and she loved the work though it left her with little time for going out and enjoying herself in the evenings .
8 She poured a little whisky into a glass , put the stopper back in the decanter , thought for a moment , then took it out and helped herself to a more sensible amount .
9 She reached out and helped herself to an almond pastry .
10 Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life .
11 For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady .
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