Example sentences of "herself on the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Alina perched herself on the far end of the three-seater . |
2 | The severity of her discipline — she lived three years on bread and water , sometimes went barefoot to church in winter and prostrated herself on the bare floor of the church during weather so cold that the wine froze in the chalice during Mass — is typical of these women . |
3 | Almost without knowing how she had got there , Folly found herself on the other side of the double doors , pushing through a curtain of leaves that shrouded the entrance . |
4 | In another moment she would find herself on the other side of the door , facing disaster . |
5 | And came again to seat herself on the High Throne . |
6 | She 'd found herself on the receiving end of a great deal of teasing about her impromptu topless dip in the sea and her valiant rescuer , and she 'd fenced it as calmly as she could . |
7 | Dinah made her way through the bedroom , flung herself on the dreadful bed , and wept . |
8 | Buzz settled herself on the upright chair by Elinor 's bed , firmly clasping her old-fashioned handbag on her lap . |