Example sentences of "pour herself [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , at about eleven , she would pour herself a drink and turn out the lights and sit and think . |
| 2 | ‘ You were talking to Charles , ’ said Liz , accusing , as she crossed to the sideboard to pour herself a drink . |
| 3 | Realising that she would probably be dismissed on the spot if Esther should discover her , she closeted herself in the pantry and proceeded to pour herself a glass of sarsaparilla from the big earthenware jug there . |
| 4 | Ianthe was not the type to pour herself a glass of sherry or gin as soon as she got home after a day 's work , nor yet to make a cup of tea . |
| 5 | Soon she was pouring herself a glass of whisky for breakfast , instead of a cup of tea . |
| 6 | More like the diabolical Guy , Virginia thought sourly , going distractedly into the kitchen and pouring herself a glass of mango juice . |
| 7 | Caroline , poised on the first-floor terrace of her mother 's old town house in Kalkara Creek , in the act of pouring herself a Campari and orange in the midday sunshine , looked up and started to smile politely . |
| 8 | Her eyes misted at this heroic image , and she poured herself a brandy . |
| 9 | She went back into the drawing room and poured herself a whisky and soda . |
| 10 | She poured herself a drink and stood by the door watching the innocent evening settle on the graveyard . |
| 11 | She poured herself a gin and tonic and took up a position she had frequently occupied since the kidnap — standing by the lounge window , staring out into the garden , glass cupped in her right hand and cradled against her breast like a child , cigarette held aloft in her left hand , mouth half-open , eyes fixed intently on some distant and perhaps invisible object . |
| 12 | Jessica poured herself a gin , but only had two sips . |
| 13 | She poured herself a shot and knocked it back . |
| 14 | As she spoke , she reached out and poured herself a glass of water from a jug that was always on her desk . |
| 15 | She poured herself a glass of orange juice and carried it up the stairs to her room . |
| 16 | She marched furiously back towards the front room , poured herself a glass of wine and downed it quickly . |
| 17 | Pretending for a moment that she had noticed nothing wrong , Julia poured herself a glass of vermouth and then turned to face David . |
| 18 | She got up and poured herself a glass of whisky without asking , and my mother did n't seem to mind . |
| 19 | She made a chicken salad and poured herself a glass of chilled white wine , then put them on a tray and took them into her sitting room . |
| 20 | When she got into her house she poured herself a glass of sherry and stood looking into the garden , not wanting any supper . |
| 21 | She poured herself a glass of water and , sipping it slowly , she began to recover . |
| 22 | I read through the papers slowly while Daphne poured herself a sherry . |
| 23 | Mary poured herself a cup of tea and savoured the aromatic smells of good food for which this house was known for miles around . |
| 24 | When it did she made the coffee quickly and poured herself a cup . |