Example sentences of "[verb] herself at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dawn Allenby , a masochist if ever there was one , should have prostrated herself at the feet of Desmond Fairchild , a sadist in a trilby hat worn with the brim turned up all the way round like vaudeville comic . |
| 2 | She was about to say so , in no uncertain terms , but stopped herself at the last moment . |
| 3 | His poor mother lacked her husband 's capacity for discipline , and found herself at the mercy of her headstrong son . |
| 4 | Outside she found herself at the top of a fire escape . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She was able to get her bearings this way and soon found herself at the back of the house . |
| 7 | — as she might have said herself at the time ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Inside the kitchen , while Carrie busied herself at the range , Seb hovered behind her , wanting to touch her , but not daring to , in case she objected . |
| 10 | A serving-maid to all intents and purposes , she had presented herself at the door which gave access to the rear stairs , the garden stairs , which led to the royal apartments . |
| 11 | However , it seemed the news that a low-class woman had presented herself at the back door alerted Master Jobbernole to the possible reason for her presence and its consequences . |
| 12 | Dana had not appeared for the promised fitting or for the rehearsal , excusing herself at the last minute because Roman had wanted her for alterations to one of the outfits she was to wear . |
| 13 | Ace threw herself at the speeder controls , stamping on the throttle override while wrenching the steering column forward . |
| 14 | Presenting herself at the servant 's entrance , Joan asked nervously if she might speak to the housekeeper . |
| 15 | He put on his shirt and suggested she should wash herself at the sink . |
| 16 | She killed herself at the theatre last night . ’ |
| 17 | The elder of the two policemen smiled at Sarah but she dropped her eyes and tried to busy herself at the sink . |
| 18 | Juliet even surprised herself at the bitter words spilling over . |
| 19 | She seated herself at the desk . |
| 20 | She seated herself at the desk , relocated a floral display and smiled as the first patient walked into the room . |
| 21 | Tabitha flung herself at the hard bunk with an angry sigh . |
| 22 | Robyn swore and flung herself at the stove , trying to scrape what was left of the bacon away from the bottom of the pan . |
| 23 | 65 per cent of female college students continued a story which begins , ‘ After first term finals , Anne finds herself at the top of her medical school class ’ , by expressing conflicts about success , anticipating its present or future negative consequences , denying the student 's effort or ability , ignoring the cue , or showing other ‘ bizarre or inappropriate responses ’ ( 1972 : 161 , 162 ) . |
| 24 | At the end of first term finals , Anne finds herself at the top of her medical school class ! |
| 25 | ‘ The poor man had a seizure , ’ she continued , busying herself at the blankets . |
| 26 | Selina established herself at the circular steel table : evening paper , teacup , a single , deserved cigarette . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Just ge go anywhere sh I 'm sure she 'd entertain herself at the shops , she 'd be quite happy |
| 29 | Mr Robertson told the second and final day of a hearing by the board 's video appeal committee that St Theresa was portrayed in mystical ecstasy — using pain to place herself at the mercy of her subconscious and thereby contemplate Jesus on the Cross . |
| 30 | When Flora Macdonald presented herself at the south ford , before making the hazardous journey across the sands to Benbecula , the soldiers guarding the passage became suspicious and Flora was arrested and closely questioned . |