Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [noun] [vb past] herself " in BNC.
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| 1 | All he had said was that his love-life was being well taken care of — and it was perfectly clear from the tenor of her greeting that Nina believed herself to be in the singular . |
| 2 | He shook his head in furious disbelief and Robyn felt herself tremble as he ran his fingers through his hair in a gesture of fury . |
| 3 | Protesting , Geoffrey moved to one side as Bridget lowered herself to the ground . |
| 4 | His tanned , muscled legs were dangling in the water and Ruth steadied herself by grasping them . |
| 5 | The train pulled in at her station and Lee got herself out into the street , touching too many people , climbing ugly grey stairs , looking at posters advertising Tampax , warning about Aids , promising relief in the Bahamas , selling newspapers , selling theatre tickets , selling life , she thought , but it ca n't be bought , not really , it 's within . |
| 6 | It was not until 5-5 in the second game that Horner settled herself and dug in . |
| 7 | As he skirted the room to avoid the dogs , Rosie leaped against her chain and Lady hauled herself to her feet to join in the excitement . |
| 8 | For a miracle , almost boiling hot water poured out of the taps into the bath and Julia let herself have a really deep bath for once , lying there dreaming about the day when her life might be whole again and weaving plans to make it so , until the skin of her fingers and toes crinkled and the water felt cold . |
| 9 | Nanny Fanny was also a Jewess , which caused a lot of bad feeling because Smallfry called herself a Catholic and so they believed in different pars of the Bible and were supposed to go to church on different days of the week . |
| 10 | Draper slouched away , swearing under his breath as Topaz braced herself for battle with Loverin and Liti . |
| 11 | It was not until autumn that Jennifer found herself in the city again . |
| 12 | ‘ Ice ? ’ he enquired , as he reached for a glass and Shiona seated herself in one of the armchairs . |
| 13 | Her mum got her into hospital but Sharon discharged herself . ’ |
| 14 | But the girl was hanging on Roman 's arm , gazing up into his face with such an adoring expression that Caroline found herself feeling quite sick … |
| 15 | There was a pause while Sara collected herself , and then she said they must go back and do the accounts . |
| 16 | His grip tightened on her arm and Isabel found herself upright again . |