Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] herself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereupon , declaring that no less precious food should thereafter pass her lips , the lady had , variously , starved herself to death or flung herself from the window , in which case her blood had forever coloured the ruddy rocks of Roussillon . |
| 2 | Victoria came up the room and seated herself on the couch , and without either greeting or preamble , she said , ‘ I 've had indigestion ever since Christmas Day . |
| 3 | ‘ Sunday , then , ’ she said , and damned herself for the note of desperation in her voice . |
| 4 | But she did not answer him , only bent and lowered herself into the water , hissing as the coldness burned into the wound , a faint moan escaping through her gritted teeth as she began to wash . |
| 5 | Suddenly a wave of total panic swept across her like nausea and she had to resist the urge to dash from the car and hide herself among the trees . |
| 6 | She loved them , and she loved the work though it left her with little time for going out and enjoying herself in the evenings . |
| 7 | She ran past him , and flung herself on the door , fumbling with the catch . |
| 8 | Robyn swore and flung herself at the stove , trying to scrape what was left of the bacon away from the bottom of the pan . |
| 9 | Robbie screamed and flung herself against the protective width of Fen 's chest . |
| 10 | For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady . |
| 11 | Her stepsister settled in England , conformed outwardly , and applied herself to the advancement of her plump , dull son . |
| 12 | His poor mother lacked her husband 's capacity for discipline , and found herself at the mercy of her headstrong son . |
| 13 | She had got lost , returning to their home in Ambleside Road , Warndon , Worcester , and found herself on the M50 . |
| 14 | She opened a door , and found herself in the Bacon room . |
| 15 | The chief inspector climbed in over the sill , eased down the window and found herself in the hall . |
| 16 | But instead of peace and solitude and a chance to get her emotions under control , she opened the door and found herself in the middle of a nightmare . |
| 17 | Here she went to the dressing table where she sat down and regarded herself in the mirror . |
| 18 | She joined the Community of the Resurrection in 1940 and devoted herself to the training of Primary and Secondary school teachers at Grahamstown Training College . |
| 19 | Left alone , Meredith ignored her shaking legs and managed to strip off and ease herself into the heavy waist petticoats from beside the chest . |
| 20 | Maura pushed her way through the adults and stationed herself in the front room next to the table piled high with food . |
| 21 | Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life . |
| 22 | Ianthe flushed and busied herself with the coffee tray . |
| 23 | While Mary-Claude saw to the baby and busied herself around the apartment , Habib made the introductions . |
| 24 | She took a taxi to the family home in Surry Hills and let herself into the house which was unoccupied . |
| 25 | He stayed beside the car as she crossed the narrow pavement , but the shadowed gaze followed her as she shakily climbed the steps to the door of the house , slid her key into the lock with a trembling hand and let herself into the hallway . |
| 26 | In fact , she thought , as she made her way through a section of the shop-floor and let herself into the occupational health centre , she did n't even know his name . |
| 27 | Benny swallowed the barley sugar rather than be accused of eating sweets in the public view , and let herself in the back . |
| 28 | She washed and dried herself between the legs and inserted a fresh tampon . |
| 29 | Alone once more , she walked and walked , and when she became too hot to carry on , she swam again and dried herself in the sun . |
| 30 | Kathleen turned and studied herself in the mirror . |