Example sentences of "she [modal v] [verb] [pn reflx] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed miraculous to Kit that the old woman did not die ; that she could haul herself back to life by miracles of her own devising , or by the medicine Ariel applied . |
| 2 | She felt so sick that it was lunchtime before she could drag herself out of bed and come downstairs . |
| 3 | Robbie could n't tell what he was thinking , but her mind was only on the goal ahead , some private spot where their lovemaking could be renewed , where she could give herself up to him and all the promised delights his body offered hers . |
| 4 | Perhaps she should put her money where her mouth was and forget all about him : if she concentrated hard enough , she could work herself up to not caring about him — perhaps . |
| 5 | Before she could jerk herself out of her shocked paralysis , he had angled his head and driven his ruthless , demanding lips down to collide with hers in an explosion of sensation . |
| 6 | Hayley 's real father had turned up , demanding to take her home with him , and there were tears and tantrums from Hayley , who declared , as she frequently did , that she 'd throw herself out of the window . |
| 7 | If you persisted in trying to talk to her , she would heave herself out of her chair and turn up the volume to a decibel level that made your ears ache . |
| 8 | Emecheta determined then that she would write herself out of her poverty . |
| 9 | She would take herself out to lunch and do some shopping , look for those new lampshades that were needed for one of the spare rooms . |