Example sentences of "devote herself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again the meeting was a great success ; the Emperor had long conversations with the Prince Consort , Lord Palmerston and the Foreign Secretary , Lord Clarendon , while the Empress devoted herself to the Queen and the royal children . |
| 2 | She devoted herself to the ‘ liberal education for all ’ movement . |
| 3 | She joined the Community of the Resurrection in 1940 and devoted herself to the training of Primary and Secondary school teachers at Grahamstown Training College . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She is led to believe that she will be happy and fulfilled if she serves others , devoting herself to the needs of her husband and children . |
| 6 | For the past five years she has devoted herself to the United Nations Children 's Fund and became its ambassador in an effort to help the world 's sick and starving children . |
| 7 | Sandra had virtually given up her career to devote herself to the task of keeping house and raising a family , though , in that respect , the relationship did not mature as she had hoped . |
| 8 | Though she tried as faithfully as she might to devote herself to the needs of this rude community , she knew that she was not greatly liked and the knowledge injured her . |