Example sentences of "[vb base] herself [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was glad she had the stone , when he came into the byre ; she was waiting for him as he had asked her to , she had made her way across the orchard in the fresh blue morning and let herself in through the wooden door by lifting it off its hinges , since the bolt had rusted fast long ago , and she had looked up at the full moon of the sky in the chimney hole at the centre of the round shelter 's roof , and with her stone which was sharp as a shearing knife with a bright , honed blade the marks of the whetstone were still visible in pale striations like scouring tracks — she scraped her name into one of the stones on the interior , as many others had done before her , in tall shapely capitals , the only letters she knew . |
| 2 | She placed the cheque in her bag , let herself out through the back way and , checking that Ryan had gone , because she did n't want him following her , she walked along the lane , careful not to trip on muddy ruts . |
| 3 | She 'd make for the kitchen , she thought , and let herself out through the back door . |
| 4 | Going into the hall , she flung on a coat , pocketed the keys lying on the silver salver , and let herself out into the night . |
| 5 | She bent quickly to kiss her father , then let herself out into the shadowy hall , and made for the wide , oak-panelled stairs . |
| 6 | It was either that or dump herself on to the perch in a heap , having given up the struggle , and she was much too graceful and proud to let something as undignified as that happen . |
| 7 | Or should she simply let things take their course , give herself up to the almost overwhelming attraction Joss Barnet had for her ? |
| 8 | Was n't it time to put aside her fears and insecurities and give herself up to the heady delight of love and passion ? |
| 9 | It would be so easy to give up the battle she 'd been waging against him , simply to lay down her arms and give herself up to the ecstasy of possession . |
| 10 | Gazzer watched her lower herself down from the top of the gates and edge out on one of the beams . |
| 11 | She had no energy to swim in the water and pull herself out on the small strip of toilet paper left from the last flushing of the toilet . |