Example sentences of "[v-ing] herself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Joan , it will all turn out for the best — I know it will , ’ Anne assured her , seating herself on the edge of the bed . |
| 32 | Seating herself on the edge of the bed , Theda took it into hers and her fingers closed strongly about the bony ones she held . |
| 33 | Lotta ushered Gina back to the table , seating herself in Rune 's chair and indicating Gina should join her . |
| 34 | Seating herself in solitary splendour , avoiding the accusing glances of his ancestors , she thankfully started on the thick vegetable soup , which , despite Feargal 's derogatory remarks about Mary and Rose , was excellent . |
| 35 | After protecting herself during her travelling years by dressing like a boy , she is temporarily hanging up her hat and exploring her sensual , feminine side . |
| 36 | Well , she 'd spent most of her life flying solo , protecting herself from the rest of the world behind high barriers ; now , after risking and losing all in one fell swoop , she 'd simply have to set about the painful business of re-erecting those walls . |
| 37 | She had an arm permanently bruised from protecting herself from beatings . |
| 38 | A sob , swiftly repressed , rose in her throat ; she was condemning herself to a life as lonely as the seagull 's looked , but it , at least , could find a mate — she would never be able to do that . |
| 39 | If Kee , who is far from ignorant in these matters , wanted to go on starving herself for the sake of an old love which is dead and rotting in the ground , well , so be it , that is her business . |
| 40 | One client referred for counselling eventually admitted that she was starving herself as a way of preventing conception ; she did not want another child , but her husband had pressurised her to become pregnant . |
| 41 | Mind you , she was starving herself to the point of endangering her life and had to be hospitalized , but er oh no , her hormon her hormon well her hormonal changes went into reverse , they absolutely did . |
| 42 | I hope that Marjorie is not just amusing herself with these children . |
| 43 | ‘ It might take a letter a week to get to Germany , might n't it ? ’ said Mrs Fanshawe , taking her rings off and amusing herself by making them flash in the sunlight right into Nurse Rose 's eyes . |
| 44 | All the way home , pedalling furiously , she had been nerving herself for this confrontation . |
| 45 | She had butterflies inside , nerving herself for the questions she was about to ask . |
| 46 | She was not going to start explaining herself to this arrogant Spaniard . |
| 47 | If there were to be nightmares , she could not control that ; but she would not waste her waking time frightening herself with a terror which was past . |
| 48 | She had nothing else quite so effective to wear for the other two acts , but this , for her first entrance , for establishing herself as Countess Maritza , did absolutely everything . |
| 49 | She was saving herself for Elder Seth . |
| 50 | Felicity was Saving Herself for her Wedding Night . |
| 51 | She had not stopped to think that she might be inserting herself into a social scene that she had walked away from when she had left home . |
| 52 | Probably it would be far more sensible to insist on being taken home , instead of torturing herself with his company with his nearness like this , but she could n't summon the will to argue it out , as she knew he would . |
| 53 | With a brave shudder Nelly poured the water on the tea leaves , comforting herself with the thought that boiling water killed germs of all sorts . |
| 54 | " Jenny likes expressing herself on paper but she has n't so far , mentioned the date of her return . " |
| 55 | She is expressing herself against the popular wisdom concerning her sex . |
| 56 | Addressing herself to Jos , but winking at Mungo , Alice said : ‘ Well , just you mind you behave yourself now . ’ |
| 57 | Miranda began , again , addressing herself to the young girl , ‘ While I 'm getting ready , would you like to come up and see my room ? ’ |
| 58 | But Fatima was laughing and loving herself with crossed arms . |
| 59 | Francoise has a weakness though — an insatiable appetite for pushing herself to the limits of sporting endeavour in the most stunning natural locations . |
| 60 | Pushing herself to her feet , she came to the bed in a stiff , hasty stumble ; her arms went round Ruth , holding her tight . |