Example sentences of "and she [vb past] [pn reflx] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as painful as hell , and she despised herself for even caring what he had thought of Mark 's abilities , but for some reason she desperately needed to know . |
| 2 | Security said they 'd send someone over right away , and she busied herself for the next few minutes with the half-dozen patients in the waiting area . |
| 3 | For one thing , she discovered that her conscience was at fault over Jewish persecution and she blamed herself for not coming out against such cruelty earlier . |
| 4 | She blamed herself for the way Tina was , though she did not know what she had done wrong , and she blamed herself for not trying harder to keep Tina in her house when she wanted to go off to Jarvis Stringer 's . |
| 5 | It moved slowly and she cursed herself for having forgotten her gloves and scarf . |
| 6 | It sounded ridiculously lame and she cursed herself for sounding so weak and ineffectual , but miraculously he seemed not to notice . |
| 7 | She had chosen for herself the human equivalent of sackcloth and ashes , and she denounced herself for a masochist . |
| 8 | It was a long way to Hackballs Cross , and she hated herself for going , spat hatred at herself as she threw the Metro southwards . |
| 9 | Her voice was like thin sharp ice , but not cold enough to fully hide the pain , and she hated herself for letting him hear it . |
| 10 | His head dipped towards her , and she braced herself for another of his harsh , punishing kisses , knowing any attempt at escape would be a complete waste of time . |
| 11 | They could n't avoid being seen together and she braced herself for the blast from Georg and from her parents . |