Example sentences of "she [verb] [pn reflx] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made herself breathe through her mouth as slowly as she could to hush her own sounds , and inhaled the odours of the earth with her own warm respiration . |
| 2 | With an effort , she made herself look with interest around his office , though it was really beautifully furnished and her initial pretence changed to frank admiration . |
| 3 | And she made herself look about her , at the odd heaps lying on the rough ground , and she said to herself , ‘ Yes , he was right , it 'll be better if it 's paved . |
| 4 | Wearily , she let herself rest against him . |
| 5 | It was frightening , if she let herself think about it , how much could happen in a year . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | As he drew her close to him , she let herself fall against him . |
| 9 | Then she heard herself say in a voice that sounded almost normal , ‘ Of course . |
| 10 | An image flitted into her mind : she saw herself plunge over the edge of that black pit and tumble helplessly through the dark . |
| 11 | The thick fringe of lashes flicked up , and she felt herself melt into him , slowly reaching out with her hand to caress his impassioned face . |
| 12 | Even now , she felt herself cringe at the way he 'd said ‘ little scientist ’ , all those childhood hurts about being ‘ different ’ flooding back . |
| 13 | She felt herself bristle at his tone of voice . |
| 14 | She felt herself prickle at his tone . |
| 15 | She felt herself unravel from her flesh . |
| 16 | Suddenly she felt herself close to tears . |
| 17 | Every time she tried to move he squeezed his grip and she felt herself begin to black out . |
| 18 | ‘ You did a wonderful job this afternoon , ’ he murmured between kisses , and she felt herself swell with pride . |