Example sentences of "she [verb] [pn reflx] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She flung herself to the floor and rolled to safety behind the half-opened door , the Beretta clenched tightly in her gloved hand . |
| 2 | Why had she exposed herself to the danger of someone remarking on the likeness between her son and her escort , and making the obvious connection ? |
| 3 | At no time had she addressed herself to the credibility or otherwise of anything in the report . |
| 4 | ‘ Pity she could n't be with us , ’ said Mrs Harper , dangerously : but Shirley had n't the energy to fight back , she helped herself to a spoonful of sage and onion stuffing and sat down to begin her meal . |
| 5 | Reaching over the ink-black counter , she helped herself to a tumbler of Spanish coñac and drank it between shaking teeth . |
| 6 | She helped herself to a slice of banana bread , which she was about to eat as Stephen and James wandered onto the terrace . |
| 7 | ‘ Hallo , ’ said the Englishman as she helped herself to a mug of courtesy coffee at the desk . |
| 8 | There was a tight , hard knot in her stomach that seemed to preclude eating , but in a gesture of defiance she helped herself to a platter of seafood . |
| 9 | Remaining single , she devoted herself to a lifetime of campaigning and was , with Bessie Rayner Parkes , Jessie Boucherett , Barbara Bodichon and others , one of the founder members of an organization specifically designed to find work for women , especially the much-spoken-of " half million extra women " in the population who were statistically unlikely to marry . |
| 10 | She devoted herself to the ‘ liberal education for all ’ movement . |
| 11 | Only after these days can she present herself to the priest for ritual atonement of her impurity : |
| 12 | She committed herself to the view that ‘ there was no such thing as society ’ , only individuals and families , an extraordinary reaction against the outlook of the past forty years . |
| 13 | By her coarseness she sought to make things easier for him — she committed herself to the relationship , to this way of life , which , God knew , was n't much fun for her . |
| 14 | ( f ) She proclaimed herself to the staff nurse to be an ex-Jehovah 's Witness and the notes were recorded accordingly . |
| 15 | She surrendered herself to the melting awareness that was building within her , and her exploration of his mouth matched his in eagerness and abandonment . |
| 16 | Barely managing to hold her breath for the extra few seconds , she hauled herself to the other side of the object first , before surfacing . |
| 17 | She addressed herself to the boy now . |
| 18 | She addressed herself to the task with her usual imperiousness and dragged Owen and Mahmoud along in her wake . |
| 19 | She treated herself to a short cackle . |
| 20 | When she arrived , she introduced herself to the librarian , Mrs Phelps . |
| 21 | The rush-hour would be at its height , with long tail-backs at the busiest junctions ; she resigned herself to a tedious journey home . |
| 22 | There was nothing for Sophie to say after that and she resigned herself to the prospect of meeting Robert again , but later that morning , while she was working alone in the office , she felt desperately unhappy . |
| 23 | She confined herself to the upper part of the house , severing all contact with her husband and the other members of the household . |
| 24 | You 're telling me she gave herself to the German to stop him finding the wine ? |
| 25 | Standing on top of the wooden staircase she hurled herself to the ground , landing in a heap at the bottom . |
| 26 | One source said : ‘ It would come as no surprise to find her driving herself to the church . |