Example sentences of "herself for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Angry with herself for reacting to him , she peeled off her wet swimsuit and vigorously began to towel her body . |
| 2 | At first , angry with herself for over-reacting , Nell felt suddenly deflated . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , believe me , I do n't , ’ Shiona assured him quickly , irritated at herself for handing him that one on a plate . |
| 4 | ‘ One , ’ Maria admitted shortly , despising herself for confiding even that much . |
| 5 | She cursed herself for spoiling the closeness between them . |
| 6 | The bell for Compline rang , the time she had set herself for hounding him out at the wicket , into a world he was , perhaps , already beginning to regret surrendering , but which he might have found none too hospitable to a runaway Benedictine novice . |
| 7 | A few yards on and she saw there was no answering wave and she faltered , uncertain if this was Ferdinando or some other lone horseman before whom she would make a fool of herself , but the closer he came the more sure she was that this was her husband and then she chided herself for thinking he had hands free to wave when one was needed for the reins and the other to hold the child . |
| 8 | She was irritated with herself for thinking like a spy , for slipping into Urquhart 's world of suspicion and conspiracy , and as she became more irritated with herself , she became sharp with her companion . |
| 9 | She felt angry with herself for getting carried away by the ideas in her head , for turning her back on reality . |
| 10 | He could not resist showing off , hitting the ball all over the court and making her run around until she was pink with the effort and furious with herself for getting into such an undignified situation . |
| 11 | Then she scolded herself for getting carried away , when she should be preparing how best to approach her mother over the subject of Elaine . |
| 12 | She was so proud of herself for getting that out , grinning wildly at the other woman , that Ruth could n't subject her to more and left them for the tennis courts while they unpacked the dusty Seat that seemed to be packed to the gunnels with baskets of clothes and packages . |
| 13 | She blamed herself for trusting him to wait , for not refusing to go to Sniffy without the van keys in her possession . |
| 14 | Britta hated herself for wanting the arm to encircle her again . |
| 15 | She hated herself for wanting to know , but the words just seemed to leap out . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she whispered , and immediately cursed herself for apologising . |
| 17 | She cursed herself for stating the obvious , wished she had taken more note of where they had brought her . |
| 18 | But most of all she hated herself for awakening in the darkness night after night , with Nicolo 's name on her lips and tears on her cheeks . |
| 19 | Folly felt quite proud of herself for remembering this snippet of English history . |
| 20 | She hated herself for remembering , not just that last ugly confrontation in the campagna but the things that had preceded it , the good things , starting with the fun they 'd had together and ending with that long , sweet night she 'd spent in his arms . |
| 21 | ‘ Your book ? ’ she enquired , doubtfully , angry with herself for allowing domesticity to prevent her from keeping more up to date with the literary news . |
| 22 | As Miranda was halfway down the dark and narrow stairwell , she realised who it was who had so disarmed Madame that she had not scolded Marie-Angèle ( for not being downstairs to hand , to run the message up to Mlle Everard ) , or waited to reproach Miranda herself for allowing visitors to call without appointments and cause all this trouble to her hostess in the Hotel Davenant . |
| 23 | Furious with herself for allowing such a situation , she pushed Marc 's hand away , panting slightly with suppressed emotion at the misunderstandings she knew must follow . |
| 24 | Annoyed at herself for allowing herself to be suckered into that , Paige said nothing . |
| 25 | She was annoyed with herself for allowing this man to overhear her secret thoughts . |
| 26 | The sound of the start of the midnight bell was clear now through the starlit air , and she was angry with herself for allowing Miguel Rafaelo to prevent her seeing her hero . |
| 27 | Sabine tried to sound non-committal and was furious with herself for blushing . |
| 28 | I just hope she gets arrested herself for wasting police time . |
| 29 | Belinda saw the gesture , winced inwardly as the image stabbed at her feelings , and despised herself for wasting her emotions in this way . |
| 30 | Irritated with herself for reminding him , Julia turned back to face the front and said nothing more until Bill had dropped them outside a big yellow house on the edge of Fiesole . |