Example sentences of "present herself [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A serving-maid to all intents and purposes , she had presented herself at the door which gave access to the rear stairs , the garden stairs , which led to the royal apartments . |
| 2 | However , it seemed the news that a low-class woman had presented herself at the back door alerted Master Jobbernole to the possible reason for her presence and its consequences . |
| 3 | Only after these days can she present herself to the priest for ritual atonement of her impurity : |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Presenting herself at the servant 's entrance , Joan asked nervously if she might speak to the housekeeper . |
| 6 | ‘ Absolutely , ’ she said with feeling , dispelling a pang of guilt with the observation that she was certainly not presenting herself in a flattering light . |
| 7 | Jane is a disgruntled , mean and worldly woman who presents herself as the victim of the men she sets out to attract and soon sees through and rejects . |
| 8 | In her self-portrait at the Tate Gallery ( c.1930 ) she presents herself as an artist at work with the canvas just perceivable to the right and a brush in hand . |
| 9 | She presented herself as a mass of curly hair , decorated with huge teeth and knobbly knees . |
| 10 | While she presented herself as a target , the second galley had rowed against the wind north . |
| 11 | When Flora Macdonald presented herself at the south ford , before making the hazardous journey across the sands to Benbecula , the soldiers guarding the passage became suspicious and Flora was arrested and closely questioned . |
| 12 | That evening , she waited until Charlie was in his office and then presented herself in the doorway . |
| 13 | The cooking , which could n't be done before the day of the party , looked like an insurmountable mountain to Paige when she presented herself in the kitchen to help . |
| 14 | At the same time , through a somewhat unlikely relationship with the emergent Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev , she was able to present herself as no longer an ‘ iron lady ’ but an instrument of greater international co-operation . |
| 15 | Her expert fingers fumbled clumsily at his fly , as she wanted to present herself as a nervous , but willing , maiden . |
| 16 | These theories enabled Prussia to present herself as the motor of German unification , a metaphor which connotes both power and a leading role . |