Example sentences of "brace herself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , where do you want to start ? ’ she asked , bracing herself for the questions to come . |
| 2 | Flushing hotly , she sat up rigidly , bracing herself in the seat . |
| 3 | Franca turned , bracing herself against the old unthinking uninformed wave of pleasure which , urging her towards him , almost lifted her off her feet . |
| 4 | Bracing herself against the movement of the boat , she clutched the crash bar in front of the cooker with one hand and pressed the other to her face . |
| 5 | Leonora turned her back on the past , bracing herself against the wind as she walked briskly towards the spot where the cliff path began its decent to Seal Haven . |
| 6 | For some strange reason she could n't seem to relinquish her hold on the chain and braced herself for the wrench she was sure would follow when fitzAlan started towards the castle gates . |
| 7 | They could n't avoid being seen together and she braced herself for the blast from Georg and from her parents . |
| 8 | This weekend she had finally braced herself to the course of obtruding the existence of Len into the house . |