Example sentences of "but [pron] could not [verb] herself " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she could not make herself care . |
| 2 | But she could not make herself give up . |
| 3 | It was wrong to do it , she knew , but she could not stop herself . |
| 4 | Ianthe opened her mouth to speak but she could not bring herself to explain that these were her own Christmas presents . |
| 5 | Unhappy with the Steads , where she was beaten with a leather strap for wetting the bed , Ruth found a happier relationship with another family , but she could not rid herself of the insecurity . |
| 6 | It horrified her to hear her own voice screaming at her husband for his indolence but she could not help herself . |
| 7 | Thinking about Mike now was wrong , was disgusting , but she could not help herself . |
| 8 | She ought not to be going , but she could not help herself . |