Example sentences of "herself at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't be ungrateful , ’ said Caroline , who was a bit above herself at the best of times . |
| 2 | She sighed to herself at the boring predictability of it . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I was just telling you that I reckon it was a good idea — to wait a day before going back to New York , ’ Carole repeated , smiling to herself at the other girl 's slightly abstracted expression . |
| 5 | I might have made an angry reply about her own flaunting of herself at the male Ardakkean , but there was nothing to be gained by it . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Selina established herself at the circular steel table : evening paper , teacup , a single , deserved cigarette . |
| 8 | Tabitha flung herself at the hard bunk with an angry sigh . |
| 9 | The girl in the conservatory reached out a hand and flicked the switch , lighting them the last few yards , and floodlighting herself at the same time . |
| 10 | She was about to say so , in no uncertain terms , but stopped herself at the last moment . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Juliet even surprised herself at the bitter words spilling over . |