Example sentences of "she [modal v] [verb] [pn reflx] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a woman has finished her menstrual period and has counted seven days when no fresh bleeding has been apparent , she must immerse herself in a mikva before sexual relations with her husband can resume . |
| 2 | This was the first time she had admitted openly that all was not well ; and I was forced to reassure her , for otherwise she might find herself in sympathy with me , she might come to my side , and this was unthinkable , for to be understood by her was a prospect beyond endurance . |
| 3 | She could busy herself in the garden till then . |
| 4 | As she danced she could lose herself in the movement . |
| 5 | She could lose herself in a place like this ; if not in the valley itself , then in some other part of the region . |
| 6 | She tended to be over-indulgent with Victoria , partly because she could see herself in the child and partly too , in some perverse fashion , to make up for what she considered to be her own harsh upbringing under Jonadab 's strict rules . |
| 7 | Donna was n't sure whether it was perspiration or if she 'd wet herself in the hectic chase . |
| 8 | If somebody had told her she 'd find herself in this same dubious position all over again , even one hour ago , she would have laughed right in their face . |
| 9 | She 'd put herself in Bridget 's hands . |
| 10 | It had been a silly , spur-of-the-moment impulse to deny it , but by lying to him she 'd put herself in an invidious position . |
| 11 | She did not think she would like herself in it if she could see herself and she did not think she would like to see her face bright and thick with greasepaint . |
| 12 | She felt his hands on her shoulders , and knew that any minute now the grip would tighten , and she would find herself in his arms . |
| 13 | ‘ All the people in this valley is descended from four brothers from Scotland called Leekie , ’ Nana sat heavily down on the upright rush-seated chair which was the most she would permit herself in the way of comfort , and began the tale as Martha had always heard her tell it . |
| 14 | On top of that she will find herself in a different group for pensions and income tax . |