Example sentences of "she want [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why on earth should she want to tie herself to someone like that ? ’ |
| 2 | She wanted to give herself to Guy Sterne . |
| 3 | She wanted to fling herself to the ground , to lie there with her body pressed against the purple glory . |
| 4 | She wanted to fling herself into his arms , but the cold fury she saw in his face kept her riveted to the spot . |
| 5 | He agreed to pay them but told Gina she must give some Italian lessons or something in future if she wanted to treat herself to things like that . |
| 6 | She gazed up at him , genuinely astounded by his anger , yet equally taken aback to discover just how desperately she wanted to hurl herself into his arms . |
| 7 | Her expert fingers fumbled clumsily at his fly , as she wanted to present herself as a nervous , but willing , maiden . |
| 8 | He was Dr Neil , and she wanted to throw herself at him , and would have done so three months ago , but he , and Vetch Street , and Effie and Rose , and everything , had changed her . |
| 9 | There was something in his voice that made her want to throw herself into his arms ; but then she knew that Aggie would n't like that . |