Example sentences of "[vb past] herself by [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A change of appearance was like hanging a net over a mirror , she had the same eyes but consoled herself by looking at herself differently . |
| 2 | She contented herself by having the official offer letter framed . |
| 3 | She felt numb and tired and surprised herself by managing to sleep deeply and well . |
| 4 | ‘ My maternal grandfather was Italian , ’ she surprised herself by replying , reaching for her refilled glass , extending it towards Rune and going once more through the motions he had taught her . |
| 5 | She satisfied herself by pausing on the way to the conference to score it out . |
| 6 | But when her company refused her time off for a quick photo shoot , Yasmin energised herself by picking up her coat and walking out . |
| 7 | She supported herself by teaching little girls , and , with Heyrick , won local fame for philanthropy : when slaves were emancipated in 1834 , she was fêted . |
| 8 | After her father 's death she moved to Petersfield , Hampshire , where she supported herself by washing clothes , brewing , and other types of manual work . |
| 9 | The injury to her knee she did herself by falling against a tree in the dark . ’ |
| 10 | Wycliffe sat , unruffled in his chair , while Florrie calmed herself by going to make tea . |
| 11 | The funniest election story to my mind — with the possible exception of Chris Patten losing his seat — is that Annabel Heseltine disfranchised herself by throwing away her Westminster constituency registration forms . |
| 12 | His tanned , muscled legs were dangling in the water and Ruth steadied herself by grasping them . |
| 13 | She knew she was violating Wakelate 's code of practice in the worst possible way , but absolved herself by remembering that her need was great . |
| 14 | Then she absolved herself by remembering it was he who 'd insisted on accompanying her . |