Example sentences of "she would [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just ge go anywhere sh I 'm sure she 'd entertain herself at the shops , she 'd be quite happy |
| 2 | Donna was n't sure whether it was perspiration or if she 'd wet herself in the hectic chase . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She 'd put herself in Bridget 's hands . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Sometimes , he knew , she would bruise herself with a rock to get morph-plus out of him . |
| 7 | She would prepare herself for him . |
| 8 | Art History as a subject was not yet available at Cambridge : she would attach herself to the Courtauld Institute . |
| 9 | She would represent herself as an angel of light and make her kind master and benefactor a devil incarnate . |
| 10 | On Christmas morning , Murphy brought the carriage round to the front door long before Alexandra could send him a message to say she would drive herself to church . |
| 11 | She would let herself into the flat and be waiting for Rachaela behind her screen . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | In another moment she would find herself on the other side of the door , facing disaster . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Finally , on entering work of any kind except domestic service , she would find herself among mostly young women . |
| 16 | She could not have guessed how much she would enjoy herself with a stranger , how completely this woman was in sympathy with her , could not have hoped for a new friend to come out , at this stage in her life , and give her so much pleasure . |
| 17 | But there was no way she would allow herself to be carried away by that hypnotic pull that he had over her . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | And she would take herself for what ? |
| 20 | She would confine herself to the final phase of Marie 's life . |