Example sentences of "[vb past] herself [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | She scuttled through the door and found herself in a long drawing-room choked with old-fashioned furniture . |
| 2 | She was endeavouring to find her way to the courtyard when , reaching the end of one of the wide corridors , she found herself in a long gallery lined with portraits . |
| 3 | She refused the porter 's offer to crack open the bottle , and settled herself for a long wait . |
| 4 | After they had gone , Harriet took herself for a long walk over the cliffs , but for once the beauty of her surroundings , the early evening light on the sea , the cry of gulls and the distant sound of waves breaking on the shore below , failed to soothe her . |
| 5 | After a frugal meal , she wrapped herself in a long white cashmere cardigan that Ace had insisted on buying her , and sat out on the balcony that overlooked the distant Atlantic ocean , and , more immediately , the beautiful gardens of the hotel . |