Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] herself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , you ca n't say he did n't warn you , ’ she muttered to herself during the course of Monday . |
| 2 | She sighed to herself at the boring predictability of it . |
| 3 | And she grinned to herself at the luxury of having someone in her life who would pay attention , who she could talk to . |
| 4 | She switched off the engine , glanced at herself in the driving mirror and got out , letting Bunny jump on to the drive . |
| 5 | Lucy stared at herself in the mirror . |
| 6 | Maggie stared at herself in the mirror . |
| 7 | She stared at herself in the mirror . |
| 8 | Kate had liked it : you could tell by the way she fingered the material , by the way she looked at herself in the mirror with her chin lifted just a little higher than usual . |
| 9 | She looked at herself in the mirror , knowing that she looked good . |
| 10 | She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled , thinking that only the birds could see her . |
| 11 | She struggled into the blue dress and looked at herself in the mirror . |
| 12 | Alice put the telephone down carefully , and looked at herself in the small , oval mirror hanging above it on the wall . |
| 13 | She clipped the long , dark swathes of her hair back from her face with a couple of combs ; then she slowly walked over and looked at herself in the mirror . |
| 14 | Rhoda looked at herself in the mirror and said , ‘ I do n't see much wrong with me . |
| 15 | She looked at herself in the mirror . |
| 16 | She got up shortly after , and looked at herself in the mirror . |
| 17 | Which controversial Conservative MP appeared as herself in the TV series News Hounds ? |
| 18 | Daisy gazed at herself in the mirror . |
| 19 | In her bedroom , Honor gazed at herself in the cracked mirror , a sense of hopelessness bringing tears to her eyes . |
| 20 | Rose never interested in clothes before , tried the lot on and beamed at herself in the long mirror . |
| 21 | She said , ‘ I expect it 'll be something you 'll remember and treasure for the rest of your lives , ’ and Carrie was pleased because she sounded like herself for the first time that day . |
| 22 | Jane grimaced at herself in the mirror . |
| 23 | Jenny grimaced at herself in the glass . |
| 24 | She sat by herself in the dining room and looked at me over Anne 's head . |