Example sentences of "of herself [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wished she felt as sure of herself as the man so casually lounging opposite her . |
| 2 | Chasseguet-Smirgel ( 1985 ) suggests that a woman 's ego-ideal is constructed first by identification with the mother , and only then by a redefinition of herself as the father 's wife . |
| 3 | Why did n't he just go while she could still maintain some degree of composure , this deliberate distancing of herself from the rapture that had possessed her before the telephone rang ? |
| 4 | Molly caught sight of herself in the mirror , standing beside her daughter . |
| 5 | As Blanche snatched up the telephone and listened to the reassuring hum of the dialling tone , she caught sight of herself in the mirror on the wall : the shimmer of sweat on her forehead , eyes wild , face haggard and pale , hair stormy and unkempt , knuckles bruised and sore . |
| 6 | As she dried , she caught sight of herself in the mirror . |
| 7 | As she went out she caught sight of herself in the mirror at the back of the counter . |
| 8 | At the sight of herself in the mirror , an image of herself from so long ago , all the shock came back , taking her by surprise . |
| 9 | Sally-Anne had already checked that this was the only one of herself in the pile . |
| 10 | She longed to cry , to dissolve the hard knot of tears that was inside her but pride would not allow her to make a show of herself in the street . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , but under protest , ’ Theda said , a fleeting vision of herself in the peach gown passing through her mind , together with a swift question as to how Benedict would think she looked in it . |
| 12 | As she turned away , she caught a glimpse of herself in the bedroom mirror , and paused to take a longer , critical look . |
| 13 | We leave the second part to the sorceress who 's the really strong character in the whole play to spoil this love match and she sends the spirit of herself in the form of the God Mercury to deceive Anaeas into saying he 's got to go away , so he goes and tells Dido he must leave and of course Dido 's heartbroken and she commits suicide and of course this is celebrated with the famous lament at the end of the opera . |