Example sentences of "she [vb past] [pn reflx] to the " in BNC.
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1 | She flung herself to the floor and rolled to safety behind the half-opened door , the Beretta clenched tightly in her gloved hand . |
2 | She devoted herself to the ‘ liberal education for all ’ movement . |
3 | She committed herself to the view that ‘ there was no such thing as society ’ , only individuals and families , an extraordinary reaction against the outlook of the past forty years . |
4 | By her coarseness she sought to make things easier for him — she committed herself to the relationship , to this way of life , which , God knew , was n't much fun for her . |
5 | ( f ) She proclaimed herself to the staff nurse to be an ex-Jehovah 's Witness and the notes were recorded accordingly . |
6 | She surrendered herself to the melting awareness that was building within her , and her exploration of his mouth matched his in eagerness and abandonment . |
7 | Barely managing to hold her breath for the extra few seconds , she hauled herself to the other side of the object first , before surfacing . |
8 | She addressed herself to the boy now . |
9 | She addressed herself to the task with her usual imperiousness and dragged Owen and Mahmoud along in her wake . |
10 | When she arrived , she introduced herself to the librarian , Mrs Phelps . |
11 | There was nothing for Sophie to say after that and she resigned herself to the prospect of meeting Robert again , but later that morning , while she was working alone in the office , she felt desperately unhappy . |
12 | She confined herself to the upper part of the house , severing all contact with her husband and the other members of the household . |
13 | You 're telling me she gave herself to the German to stop him finding the wine ? |
14 | Standing on top of the wooden staircase she hurled herself to the ground , landing in a heap at the bottom . |