Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] herself [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1	Hayley 's real father had turned up , demanding to take her home with him , and there were tears and tantrums from Hayley , who declared , as she frequently did , that she 'd throw herself out of the window .
2	Robbie could n't tell what he was thinking , but her mind was only on the goal ahead , some private spot where their lovemaking could be renewed , where she could give herself up to him and all the promised delights his body offered hers .
3	It seemed miraculous to Kit that the old woman did not die ; that she could haul herself back to life by miracles of her own devising , or by the medicine Ariel applied .
4	Perhaps she should put her money where her mouth was and forget all about him : if she concentrated hard enough , she could work herself up to not caring about him — perhaps .
5	Before she could jerk herself out of her shocked paralysis , he had angled his head and driven his ruthless , demanding lips down to collide with hers in an explosion of sensation .
6	She felt so sick that it was lunchtime before she could drag herself out of bed and come downstairs .
7	Another source of worry was the baby girl that Panna , another of Chaman 's chelas , had adopted ; if ever it wheezed or coughed or refused its food , Panna would work herself up into an opera of agitation .
8	She would take herself out to lunch and do some shopping , look for those new lampshades that were needed for one of the spare rooms .
9	If you persisted in trying to talk to her , she would heave herself out of her chair and turn up the volume to a decibel level that made your ears ache .
10	Emecheta determined then that she would write herself out of her poverty .
11	A toddler who learns that a fit of anger or temper brings her mother 's anxious ministrations , or the limelight of being the centre of attention for a roomful of people , will work herself up into more tempers .

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