Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [verb] herself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Lisa hated herself for that . |
| 2 | The king there is Abimelech , and Sarah finds herself in another royal harem . |
| 3 | ‘ Ice ? ’ he enquired , as he reached for a glass and Shiona seated herself in one of the armchairs . |
| 4 | And Shiona pressed herself against him , enthralled by the hard feel of him , her body responding to every little touch . |
| 5 | As she held her mother , she noticed how thin she 'd become and Hari blamed herself for not realizing sooner how sick mam was . |
| 6 | And Maggie whisked herself down the stairs , out of the house and fifty yards along the street . |
| 7 | Whether by accident or design , they managed to go around without seeing any of the others and Maggie allowed herself to be selfish . |
| 8 | His tanned , muscled legs were dangling in the water and Ruth steadied herself by grasping them . |
| 9 | The campaign to save a local arts centre starts innocently enough , but soon becomes the target for intimidation , and Jane finds herself in increasing danger as she uncovers layers of corruption that spread from an Oxford college to the Houses of Parliament . |
| 10 | Hemmings nodded and Elaine pulled herself from her chair and saw them to the door . |
| 11 | Miss Hervey took the reading and entered it , and Isobel settled herself in the chair , the baby on her lap , and unbuttoned her blouse . |
| 12 | Joe returned the warm plates of food to the table , and Dolly helped herself to the mint sauce . |
| 13 | They co-ordinated diaries and Jay congratulated herself on refusing to smile . |
| 14 | The waitress made off again , and Dimity applied herself to pouring out the tea . |
| 15 | Zenaida threw her head back and laughed ; she had very big , yellow teeth too , donkey 's teeth , strong enough to haul with ; and Carmellina abased herself before her to trick her , until her face was on the floor at the dirty and rank hem of Zenaida 's dress , like the pilgrims who drag their tongues along the ground during the Tomb ritual before Easter . |
| 16 | During the short five-year period of the Second World War , a layer of air power was added to that foundation , but since the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in 1945 , and Britain armed herself with nuclear weapons in the 1950s , the Three Pillars have stood just as securely upon the strategic nuclear deterrent . |
| 17 | Sisterlike or not , Frau Nordern 's word was enough and Erika found herself with a glass of light Hungarian wine and enjoying it , too . |
| 18 | He swung a leg over , and Mariana settled herself behind him . |
| 19 | All the newspapers on the front of the stall were French and Harriet cursed herself for not being a better linguist . |