Example sentences of "[vb infin] herself [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She told herself she ought to edge away , but she could n't make herself do it . |
| 2 | Only then did she let herself watch the clock to the strains of Beethoven 's Apassionata . |
| 3 | They were stupid , narrow-minded , and — worst of all — much too friendly , in a patronizing way ; but Breeze would n't let herself feel annoyed . |
| 4 | Why did she let herself feel so safe with him , when to him she was nothing more than a hot-tempered child with a woman 's body ? |
| 5 | When she sat down she did n't let herself rest against the back of the chair . |
| 6 | ‘ She says she can be herself with me , for the first time ; can let herself go . ’ |
| 7 | She 'd let herself go , last night — but she was none the worse for it , was she ? |
| 8 | She did not let herself think of the Scarabae . |
| 9 | It was a shock realizing she knew almost nothing of Midnight ; all the worse because she 'd let herself begin to depend on him . |
| 10 | She could not really let herself understand what he was saying , but she knew she had to speak out , to let him know it was not just the thought of her father that had brought her here . |
| 11 | She could n't allow it — could n't let herself succumb to his manipulation this way . |
| 12 | She had to stand up to him ; shout out that she would n't let herself become embroiled in his sordid games … |
| 13 | How did she relax and let herself trust again , after what Mortimer had done to her . |
| 14 | ‘ She ca n't let herself have fun ? ’ |
| 15 | She shut her mind to the fact that the pig was a living thing and as she drew the knife across its throat , she told herself that she would not let herself get this attached to any future pigs . |
| 16 | Léonie still could not let herself cry for her aunt . |