Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [verb] herself to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again , Steffi Graf has shown herself to be the best player in the world by far — in more than one sense . |
| 2 | Which was that Ellen had sworn herself to celibacy while she worked as a cook , a decision that was to me as eccentric as it was both incomprehensible and frustrating . |
| 3 | bakery student , Pound Lane has proved herself to be an outstanding baker . |
| 4 | This Matilda had shown herself to be as resolute and intelligent as her cousin and namesake in Gloucester , but had forgotten neither compassion nor patience . |
| 5 | Liz had felt herself to be close to Naomi , as she nursed Naomi 's children , slept with Naomi 's husband , took tea or sherry with Naomi 's parents , helped to form the childish letters which her stepchildren wrote to Naomi 's parents thanking them for presents , for outings . |
| 6 | Mrs Pigdon had shown herself to be anything but sympathetic when she arrived at the hostelry earlier that evening . |
| 7 | But I followed landmarks — the glade of birch saplings ; the drift of unmelted snow where Kāli had helped herself to a frozen drink : the huge pine tree whose trunk had been gouged to a tenth of its width for jharo . |
| 8 | Patricia Gregg of Mews in the Meadows had surrendered herself to police yesterday morning before appearing before City Magistrates today . |
| 9 | About three weeks later , Jenny had resigned herself to the fact that she would stay . |
| 10 | While Corinne had to steel herself to be ruthless when she axed key characters , she was also having to cope with a sense of loss . |