Example sentences of "[pron] forced [pn reflx] [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She forced herself to listen to the service , the man 's responses firm and gruff , the girl 's scarcely audible . |
| 2 | She forced herself to go to the cinema knowing that otherwise she would grow increasingly depressed at home . |
| 3 | Wearily she forced herself to move through the Castle , and presently found the trapdoor . |
| 4 | She forced herself to keep on an even keel . |
| 5 | She forced herself to concentrate on the here and now . |
| 6 | For a time her emotions stopped her thinking clearly until she forced herself to concentrate on the problem logically . |
| 7 | Dragging about her every shred of the detachment she had learned over the years , she forced herself to concentrate on the immediate future . |
| 8 | At such moments it was difficult to remain calm , but she forced herself to concentrate on the figures until eventually the task was finished . |
| 9 | Yet it was only as she was getting Emily ready for school next morning that she forced herself to come to a decision . |
| 10 | If we forced ourselves to think in a detached way we surely ought to be more impressed by the architecture of the caddis 's eye , or of its elbow joint , than by the comparatively modest architecture of its stone house . |
| 11 | Lapping a straggler , he forced himself to focus on the shimmering surface . |