Example sentences of "and [verb] herself in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She loved them , and she loved the work though it left her with little time for going out and enjoying herself in the evenings . |
| 2 | She opened a door , and found herself in the Bacon room . |
| 3 | The chief inspector climbed in over the sill , eased down the window and found herself in the hall . |
| 4 | But instead of peace and solitude and a chance to get her emotions under control , she opened the door and found herself in the middle of a nightmare . |
| 5 | Here she went to the dressing table where she sat down and regarded herself in the mirror . |
| 6 | Maura pushed her way through the adults and stationed herself in the front room next to the table piled high with food . |
| 7 | Benny swallowed the barley sugar rather than be accused of eating sweets in the public view , and let herself in the back . |
| 8 | Alone once more , she walked and walked , and when she became too hot to carry on , she swam again and dried herself in the sun . |
| 9 | Kathleen turned and studied herself in the mirror . |
| 10 | She looked into his dark eyes and submerged herself in the bliss of being flattered . |
| 11 | Some geldings will ‘ tease ’ mares , and so can be a danger if on the other side of a wire fence , as a mare may strike out or kick at the gelding and injure herself in the fence . |
| 12 | There was no other explanation ; she 'd gone and landed herself in the sole company of a madman . |
| 13 | She started to feel much more comfortable about how she looked , and unconsciously began to relax and to hold herself in the quietly poised way she did when dressed in a nurse 's uniform or casual clothes . |
| 14 | They could all go hang ; she 'd switch them off and go and submerge herself in the bath for half an hour . |
| 15 | As he crept in through the scullery window she would leap from her bedroom and conceal herself in the nettles , unconscious of the pain . |
| 16 | It showed a girl by a sunlit window with her back turned , apparently drying her loins and watching herself in the mirror at the same time . |
| 17 | Flamboyant Susan Allen , 25 , withdrew a pistol from the Maze Prison armoury on Monday night and shot herself in the head hours later at her Banbridge home . |
| 18 | Charlotte was glad of the excuse to leave him and busy herself in the kitchen . |