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Example sentences for "make herself"

  • But it then devolves upon her to make herself liked, otherwise she will find herself in a community of many acquaintances but no friends.

  • The better, and the only way if she has not the key of birth, is through study to make herself eligible.

  • Poor Gwendolen had both too much and too little mental power and dignity to make herself exceptional.

  • The ladies who waltzed naturally thought that Miss Harleth only wanted to make herself particular; but her uncle when he overheard her refusal supported her by saying-- "Gwendolen has usually good reasons.

  • She endeavoured to make herself of consequence by fresh expense.

  • When I rose in the morning she came to my room with Veronique, and I was glad to see that while the younger sister was radiant with happiness the elder looked pleasant and as if she desired to make herself agreeable.

  • To make herself famous by defiling the Count de Ricla, who was a model of justice and virtue before knowing this Messalina.

  • She endeavored to explain to the poor woman how it was that she should at this moment be wretched, and anxious to do that which, if done, would put it out of her power afterward to make herself useful in the world.

  • She had been very busy, and now had come down to make herself comfortable.

  • A horrible presentiment enlightened Sister Anne at last; she tried to make herself understood, constantly holding out her hand and going through the motion of counting money.

  • But Constance undertook to teach her; and the dumb girl was so anxious to make herself useful, that in a very short time she did all that she saw others do.

  • In her plight, how could she find her way, make herself understood?

  • Nor would she try to make herself graceful by practising awkwardness.

  • If a young woman were to try to make herself beautiful, she would not begin by contemplating ugliness, or dwelling upon the monstrosities of vice, for their hideous images would be reproduced in her own face and manners.

  • To this the father would not agree; he told his wife not to harbour foolish notions, but to bring up the child naturally like other people's children, and teach her to work and to make herself useful.

  • She was too upset to answer him for a long time, but when at last she was able to make herself articulate, she told him all that his mother had done to her.

  • So Ka Nam was brought up like other children, and taught to work and to make herself useful.

  • It would be almost at the peril of her life that a delicate lady should enter into such a tumult; but Petrea feared in this moment no other danger than that of not being able to make herself heard in this wild uproar.

  • If Arabella chose to make herself a fool she might,--but what would be the effect?

  • In the meantime Mr. Gibson was sitting by Arabella's bedside, while Mrs. French was trying to make herself busy in her own chamber, next door.

  • She is anxious to make herself independent of us.

  • I have one of the most remarkable salons in Paris; she wished to make herself another; and in order to do so she attempted to draw away my circle.

  • The next day when Arthur awoke he found Madame Schontz as frigid as that class of woman knows how to make herself.

  • She obtained the superficial people who are friends with every one from mere want of occupation, and whose object is to get out of a salon as soon as they have entered it; but she did not have time to make herself a real society.

  • Indeed, her business there did not seem to be to get anything, but to make herself busy.

  • Amy would have repeated her exclamation in a lower voice, but Mrs Herbert now approached the tea-table, and began asking questions of her nieces, and trying as much as possible to make herself at home with them.

  • I do feel very sorry for poor Hoodie sometimes, even though she really goes out of her way to make herself unhappy.

  • But in the midst of such a din, it was very difficult to make herself heard, and at last she gave up in despair.

  • Martin began to fear that the child would really make herself ill, and as was Martin's "way," her anxiety began to make her rather cross.

  • Why should your mother want to make herself look a silly fright because you have married the girl of your heart?

  • The psychic moment had arrived for her to make her confession, to tell him all her doubts and fears, all her efforts to make herself lovely in his eyes.

  • The French lady did not like being put on short commons, still less did she like being pensioned off, and she began to make herself unpleasant.


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