Example sentences of "[verb] herself [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd enjoyed herself tonight , had n't she ? |
| 2 | She had not enjoyed herself so much in all her married life . |
| 3 | It occurred to her suddenly that she had rarely enjoyed herself so much as she was now doing , seated in Dr Neil 's kitchen , dressed like a skivvy and eating a huge meal , rather than languidly nibbling at it , as she would have done at one of Aunt Nella 's ‘ At Homes ’ . |
| 4 | It would probably be just what she needed in order to find herself again . |
| 5 | She could n't allow herself that brief moment of hope , only to find herself right back where she had started . |
| 6 | Jacqui awoke to find herself still wrapped in the other woman 's arms . |
| 7 | Jenny let them spin on for a while ; but she was above all things a sensible girl and had no desire to find herself irretrievably stuck . |
| 8 | After missing him so desperately over the last six weeks it was more than she had ever dreamed of to find herself suddenly close to him again , and maybe by the time they reached their destination he would have given her some clue about the way he wanted things to be . |
| 9 | Leonora tried to smile back , shocked to find herself suddenly unsure about wanting her memory to return . |
| 10 | When he said , ‘ Get up and stretch , ’ she was quite startled , and when she struggled to her feet , surprised to find herself so stiff . |
| 11 | Surprised to find herself so ridiculously pleased by his approbation , she was quickly distracted as Sophie — or was it Emma ? — asked , ‘ You and Uncle Ross are n't going to leave us , are you ? |
| 12 | Shelley looked up from her patient , surprised to find herself so pleased to see his reliable and comforting figure . |
| 13 | But surprised to find herself materially connected to the universe again . |
| 14 | She let herself quietly into the house , and immediately heard the sound of voices coming from the living-room . |
| 15 | Her Committee would teach him a lesson , she promised herself venomously , as she powdered her face . |
| 16 | She promised herself never again to disturb the peace of this man 's life . |
| 17 | She jerked herself away from him . |
| 18 | She jerked herself upright , just in time to intercept a charming smile from Mrs Stych , as she looked back over her shoulder on her way to her own front door . |
| 19 | TECHNIQUEST is designed for people of all ages and abilities — ideal for family outings ( Gran will enjoy herself too ! ) , school trips , and special occasions . |
| 20 | She could not afford to hire a taxi , so decided to take the risk of driving herself home at about 10.30 p.m . |
| 21 | Naomi Headleand , who had been killed so tragically , so tragically young , when driving herself quietly and soberly home from Glyndebourne one night . |
| 22 | She had been tricking herself earlier into thinking that he did , that their friendship was nearly as important to him as it was to her , but seeing him in the garden with Marise tonight , and hearing about his marriage , unhappy though it had been , had made her realise that friendship was never as important as passion — at least , she was sure , not to a man . |
| 23 | She had raced up to her cabin wondering how she was going to repair herself enough to put in the rest of her shift . |
| 24 | Describing herself as something of a ‘ social victim ’ , she has temporarily torn herself away from urban distractions in favour of time and space at a ‘ country abode ’ , where she is working on material for a second album , due in November . |
| 25 | When Donnington got home in that ridiculous Home Guard uniform of his and her daughter had torn herself away from those men , then all hell would break loose . |
| 26 | The other man had bumped into Sara , but in the confusion when Sara had torn herself away , Matthew had caught hold of Sara herself . |
| 27 | The same was true of the enormously influential Bridget of Sweden who , despite an early marriage and eight children , lived an increasingly ascetic and religious life to which she devoted herself completely at her husband 's death . |
| 28 | Clare helped herself liberally to holy water at the entrance , but it was warm on her forehead . |
| 29 | In her silent way , she had committed herself entirely to a life for art 's sake . |
| 30 | She had never considered herself so . |