Example sentences of "she [verb] [verb] [pn reflx] on " in BNC.

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1 She tried to find herself on the map , but the printed boulevards and blocks writhed whenever she looked up at the street , making new patterns .
2 She 'd found herself on the receiving end of a great deal of teasing about her impromptu topless dip in the sea and her valiant rescuer , and she 'd fenced it as calmly as she could .
3 From observing Star Eye , he thought she 'd modelled herself on Cabochon : she even sat like him and had started scraping her hair back into a ponytail , even though it was n't really long enough yet .
4 She started to tap herself on the forehead .
5 Then she peered at him over the barrier of her firmly folded arms and expressed a thought that had occurred to her before , but that now she felt impress itself on her even more strongly .
6 But her wounds had begun to heal and yesterday she had felt herself on the verge of a promising beginning — an uphill struggle , perhaps , but a definite move towards new happiness .
7 From the age of 22 she had cut herself on many occasions .
8 She had introduced herself on the doorstep , often been invited in and asked the tenants to let her know if they had any problems with which she could help .
9 Of whom there were more than a few I would imagine , thinking of how she had thrown herself on the poor defenceless Marcus .
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