Example sentences of "[vb past] herself [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl was carrying a latchkey ; she let herself into the cabin . |
| 2 | She let herself into the kitchen , where young Joe Burns had asked about her . |
| 3 | She let herself into the kitchen and sank into a chair before the fire that urgently needed mending . |
| 4 | Rita let herself into the house with the Yale . |
| 5 | It was quite dark when Breeze let herself into the house , and for a second she was dazzled by the electric light , and failed to see the suitcases in the hall . |
| 6 | She let herself into the house , and made herself a cup of tea . |
| 7 | There was no one about when she let herself into the house , and thankfully she went quietly up to her room . |
| 8 | She let herself into the comfort and glow of the solar to hear her father 's querulous voice complaining , in terms in which surely he himself did not believe : ‘ My mind misdoubts me we have done wrong to have any part in this . |
| 9 | When she let herself into the flat , Ralph was waiting in the hall . |
| 10 | Sorrel excelled herself with the meal , although her father never mentioned it . |
| 11 | Once again the meeting was a great success ; the Emperor had long conversations with the Prince Consort , Lord Palmerston and the Foreign Secretary , Lord Clarendon , while the Empress devoted herself to the Queen and the royal children . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Alone in the dining room , having eaten the half-grapefruit set in her place by Curtis , she helped herself from the sideboard to fish pie cooked by Mrs Files . |
| 14 | Whether consciously or unconsciously , she found herself beside the ground where the cottage she had bought with Ryan had once stood . |
| 15 | Outside she found herself at the top of a fire escape . |
| 16 | She was able to get her bearings this way and soon found herself at the back of the house . |
| 17 | His poor mother lacked her husband 's capacity for discipline , and found herself at the mercy of her headstrong son . |
| 18 | She found herself on the threshold of Fearon 's bedroom : that was a bit tricky and she knew she ought to retreat there and then . |
| 19 | She had gulped in this exciting sense of heightened perception with the wind and rain , as soon as she found herself on the pavement outside the house . |
| 20 | The evidence seemed irrefutable , yet Brenda Plumridge found herself without the support of her rescue society , and was subjected to nothing short of blackmail , while two caring citizens who rescued a pair of stray dogs have been harassed — one to the point of near bankruptcy . |
| 21 | Omi not being of the school which sits as far at the back of a church as possible , Erika found herself under the nose of the Minister , who beamed upon her , and surrounded by family groups : parents , grandparents and children who made an agreeable din until a small group of musicians struck up the opening bars of the first hymn . |
| 22 | Twenty minutes later she found herself inside the Head 's office , white and trembling , so obviously terrified that the Head herself was taken aback . |
| 23 | Here the lane ended , and she found herself by the Green , facing the tiny weather-beaten church . |
| 24 | The chief inspector climbed in over the sill , eased down the window and found herself in the hall . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The South African , once ranked in the world 's top 300 , decided to enter when she found herself in the north west for a three-months summer stay with her boyfriend 's family in Bolton , but was never seriously tested as Benmnett fell to her second consecutive defeat in the final . |
| 27 | Soaking wet , and with a bloody stump where her right arm had been , Susan found herself in the cabin of an airship . |
| 28 | Almost without knowing how she got there , she found herself in the garden . |
| 29 | It was not until autumn that Jennifer found herself in the city again . |
| 30 | Amy cast herself as The Maid and proceeded to rush around the house performing errands and putting the world to rights . |