Example sentences of "rid herself of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unhappy with the Steads , where she was beaten with a leather strap for wetting the bed , Ruth found a happier relationship with another family , but she could not rid herself of the insecurity . |
| 2 | For days afterwards , she could n't rid herself of the guilty feeling that , somehow , she had brought the attack upon herself . |
| 3 | She had her own shame , and could not rid herself of the guilt that came from loving a man who was not hers to love . |
| 4 | For one thing , she had never worn a strapless dress before , and although the bodice was tight-fitting and well supported she could n't rid herself of the fear that the dress would go slithering to the floor at some critical moment , leaving her almost naked , like in a bad dream . |
| 5 | She wanted only to rid herself of the blocks Ewan had inflicted on her and lose herself in a new future . |
| 6 | This , he told her , was Italy 's great chance , far greater than in '48 , to rid herself of the foreign oppressor and unite to form a great power . |
| 7 | It can take a long time for a woman to rid herself of the automatic assumptions that she has absorbed about home-making , and learn to fashion an approach which suits her and her family . |
| 8 | He looked like a figure gazing into the mouth of hell , and she shook her head to rid herself of the image . |
| 9 | To rid herself of the nightmare voice that for the first time had spoken clearly and terribly in the full rational light of day . |
| 10 | Angelina had cheered up considerably , having rid herself of the burden of guilt she was carrying . |