Example sentences of "she [verb] [pn reflx] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Going through to the kitchen , she made herself a hot drink , and carried it into the room where the fire was at last beginning to heat up the air a little . |
2 | Later she made herself a light salad for lunch and ate it on the terrace . |
3 | The last years of her life were divided between Bermuda and Plandome , Long Island , where she built herself an Italian-style villa and where she died 29 October 1924 . |
4 | Torn between tears and laughter , she found herself a clean dress and frilly hat in her locker and went into the showers . |
5 | She poured herself an uncustomary drink , and grimacing , swallowed it down in two gulps . |
6 | ‘ Oh bother ! ’ she allowed herself a wee expletive and reached for the telephone daintily with whitened fingers . |
7 | She took the men 's cheers as somehow directed at herself , at her person , not at the food alone , but unlike the chorus that might greet the appearance of some women of the town , they did not place her in danger , and she allowed herself a small smile in acknowledgement , and came forward to set the dish down . |
8 | She allowed herself a small smile . |
9 | She allowed herself a small smile . |
10 | She allowed herself a small smile , mostly because he 'd accepted her medical opinion but still had n't guessed she was a doctor . |
11 | She allowed herself a thin smile of triumph . |
12 | And , as she pictured Simon in her mind , she allowed herself a brief , spontaneous grin of relief and childlike joy . |
13 | At this she cut herself a narrow wedge from the pie , and when her mother turned round from the oven and looked at her plate , she remarked , ‘ You wo n't get fat on that . |
14 | She administered herself a swift mental rebuke for nervousness . |
15 | Like Julian , perhaps , Teresa also had an illness that may well have had a psychological aspect and which brought her to the brink of death ; her autobiography and spiritual writings show how she brought herself a physical and spiritual healing . |
16 | None the less , throughout the autumn and the cold winter that followed , those three hundred yards became three hundred years each and every time , the sign of her defeat , the sign of her capture — she felt herself a wild animal tamed and she devoted herself to Maggie with what appeared to be maternal passion mainly because she felt guilty at her lack of joy in it . |
17 | Where shall ye now get as much money as ye owe ? ’ , and when she was given forty pence she bought herself a furred cloak with it rather than paying off any of her debts . |
18 | It got to be hard to handle , so she bought herself a small file box and some packages of 2 × 3 cards . |
19 | She bought herself an entire new wardrobe of clothes |
20 | She gave herself a critical glance , taking in the ankle-length , black lace gown with its full skirt , long , tapered sleeves and off-the-shoulder neckline . |
21 | But as she opened her mouth to suggest it , she gave herself a mental shake . |
22 | She gave herself a mental shake . |
23 | She gave herself a mental shake ; Marianne was simply like many other egocentric actresses she 'd met — interested more in herself than in anything else — but that did n't necessarily mean she was trying to shut Shannon out . |
24 | She gave herself a mental shake . |
25 | She gave herself a small mental hug . |
26 | She gave herself a quick mental shake . |
27 | She gave herself a full minute to find her bearings in this mute kingdom , and her senses made the adjustment gratefully . |
28 | She gave herself a brisk shake . |
29 | She gave herself a little shake . |
30 | Although she considers herself a practical , outgoing person more than an intellectual , she has always found literature a great mental enricher . |