Example sentences of "let herself [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was frightening , if she let herself think about it , how much could happen in a year . |
| 2 | Wearily , she let herself rest against him . |
| 3 | People were squeezing by her in the general drift to get a look at him , and she let herself go with the crowd a little in order to see how he was doing . |
| 4 | Julia let herself lean against him . |
| 5 | Her blood seemed to have turned into heavy oil in her body , and something was dragging her down so ruthlessly that she let herself fall into the harsh carpet of pebbles . |
| 6 | As he drew her close to him , she let herself fall against him . |
| 7 | As their two entwined bodies bobbed like corks in the water , Ronni closed her eyes and let herself melt against him . |
| 8 | Tess let herself relax in his arms in a moment of joyful surprise . |
| 9 | She never let herself slip like that . |
| 10 | Refusing to let herself think beyond the tasks she was performing , Leonora listened to the radio as she worked , and when the meal was well advanced she went quietly upstairs to find the bathroom empty , and Penry , fully dressed in fresh clothes , fast asleep on his bed . |
| 11 | It was wonderful to feel again , to let herself go with it , to water-ski blindfold , to jump out of a plane and take a chance on the ripcord . |
| 12 | The bedroom felt cold and as Fred sank to the bed with her still in his arms Carrie closed her eyes and tried not to let herself focus on the small round damp patch on the ceiling above the foot of the bed . |
| 13 | Whichever , but one thing was crystal-clear and shining brightly through all the confusion : she was n't going to let herself fall in love with Luke Calder . |
| 14 | ‘ I have seen a few busy streets in my life , ’ Shae said quietly , sure she was being baited , but refusing to let herself rise to it . |
| 15 | Fran struggled briefly , but soon gave up the uneven match , letting herself rest against his chest while he stroked her hair with a surprisingly gentle hand . |
| 16 | Jelka looked about her , letting herself relax for the first time since she had heard of the attack on the Project , drinking in the harmony of the garden . |
| 17 | If she was seriously letting herself fall for this man 's serpentine charm , then all she could think was that the glandular fever had affected her brain cells as well as her blood cells . |
| 18 | Yet both Rosie and Victoria had warned her against letting herself fall for him , in case she followed the same fate as his other nurses . |
| 19 | When she sat down she did n't let herself rest against the back of the chair . |
| 20 | She did not let herself think of the Scarabae . |
| 21 | She could n't allow it — could n't let herself succumb to his manipulation this way . |
| 22 | Léonie still could not let herself cry for her aunt . |