Example sentences of "[vb past] herself at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was about to say so , in no uncertain terms , but stopped herself at the last moment . |
| 2 | She looked into the eyes of this human peacock and found herself at a complete loss for words ; and he too seemed surprised by this girl who had agreed to be his bride : he looked up at her ( she was half a head taller than he ) in a way that she might have interpreted as hostile had she not been in too much of a turmoil herself to notice it . |
| 3 | His dark eyes met hers as if he felt her surreptitious appraisal , and she found herself at the receiving end of that long , sardonic smile . |
| 4 | While the water steamed from the taps , she busied herself at the long table beneath the bathroom mirror , lifting the lids from the various jars and sniffing at them until she found the one she was searching for . |
| 5 | Film stars , such as Marilyn Monroe , are likely candidates , and the pressure of such a role can create unbearable conflict ; Monroe killed herself at an early age and at the height of her popularity . |
| 6 | Juliet even surprised herself at the bitter words spilling over . |
| 7 | Tabitha flung herself at the hard bunk with an angry sigh . |
| 8 | Selina established herself at the circular steel table : evening paper , teacup , a single , deserved cigarette . |
| 9 | Once extended her own eye was pressed to the lens of the telescope that was herself ( was it her own eye 's lens she was looking through the wrong way ? ) and she saw herself at the other end . |