Example sentences of "her [conj] [vb past] himself " in BNC.
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| 1 | He clutched at her and wound himself round her like an octopus , or like ivy , his cold feet in her stomach . |
| 2 | He saw a shudder of pure rage ripple through her and felt himself go cold inside . |
| 3 | He saw the tiny shudder that went through her and felt himself go still as she went up to the horse and began to stroke its face , its flank . |
| 4 | But he followed closely behind her and presented himself to her mother with another of the staccato nods he had learned on the parade ground . |
| 5 | She was surprised to find that she was not at all self-conscious with him and she moved to nestle comfortably against him when he rolled away from her and propped himself up on the pillows . |
| 6 | There was a white line around his mouth and he was watching her with undisguised lust , as if he wanted her and hated himself for being so human . |
| 7 | In those moments , those final moments as he took her and reached ecstasy , she had been able to believe he loved her , felt something for her ; and , though she knew he did not , she was moved , wanted to retain those precious moments which he had just given her when he had finally stripped the mask away and let her see how human he was as he merged with her and lost himself inside her . |