Example sentences of "[to-vb] herself to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A previous landlady had tried to help herself to the orange juice to put in her gin . |
| 2 | She made a stab at a brittle laugh , trying to fit herself to the image of one of his sophisticated London women — a Wanda or Melissa who would hardly be embarrassed by such an admission . |
| 3 | The way to Lavondyss was a short climb away , and all she needed was to resign herself to the journey , to abandon Scathach . |
| 4 | Emyard 's influence on a young woman from Tours , Emilie Tamisier ( 1834–1910 ) , that gave her the inspiration to dedicate herself to the salvation of society through the Eucharist . |
| 5 | Like Georg , she felt the need to submit herself to the possibility of seeing the one she loved who had rejected her . |
| 6 | She wanted to fling herself to the ground , to lie there with her body pressed against the purple glory . |
| 7 | On the contrary — she had sworn never to marry , never to expose herself to the mercy of a man 's rough or abusive treatment . |
| 8 | Sandra had virtually given up her career to devote herself to the task of keeping house and raising a family , though , in that respect , the relationship did not mature as she had hoped . |
| 9 | ANN CLWYD is a tough Parliamentary performer who has managed to force herself to the forefront of public attention despite holding the relatively low-profile portfolio of overseas development and cooperation in Labour 's Shadow Cabinet . |
| 10 | Sir Robin Day searched a long memory for some event remotely comparable , and could only come up with Edwina 's famous threat to handcuff herself to the rostrum until hanging was brought back . |
| 11 | and she 's not doing any thing nice to endear herself to the public apart from erm , what gran grandma says that princess Diana spends too much time with aids patients |
| 12 | The previous occasion was in 1925 when , by rejoining the Gold Standard , Britain sought to attach herself to the economy of the United States . |
| 13 | If she wishes to attach herself to the scare , I am delighted . |