Example sentences of "she [vb -s] [pn reflx] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mrs Wilberforce lives in the basement flat ; she keeps herself to herself . ’ |
| 2 | She keeps herself to herself . |
| 3 | But there ( at H.S. 's ) the food is so beautiful that she applies herself to it . |
| 4 | She finds herself to be even more mysterious than she knew , rather like her author , who likes to say that ‘ I have another person within , and it is perhaps that person who writes my books ’ . |
| 5 | So far this is normal and to be expected , but if Claire is told often enough how good she is when she feels herself to be bad , or if Henry is constantly reminded of his vicious streak when he is aware of other , ignored qualities in himself , then both Claire and Henry are likely to become confused as to their own self-images . |
| 6 | If a woman poses for you , she gives herself to you . ’ |
| 7 | And , through her understanding , she knows herself to be utterly and completely alone . |
| 8 | I honestly believe she feeds herself to it whenever it demands . |