Example sentences of "found [pron] [verb] [adv] at the " in BNC.

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1 Her feather bobbed up and down in indignation as she talked , and Fowler , who had no wish to gaze into her eyes , found himself flinching instead at the sight of Paul Franklin 's bright yellow socks .
2 Worrell had been vice-captain against England in 1953–4 , but when Australia toured a year later the selectors ' feet , apparently , had turned cold ; Denis Atkinson , who had little captaincy experience , was made Stollmeyer 's deputy , and as Stollmeyer then missed three Tests through injury , found himself pitched in at the deep end .
3 The gate swung outwards , and he found himself looking up at the massive head of a yawning dragon with creased cheek and jowl and a lolling red tongue .
4 Ace found herself looking up at the sky .
5 She found herself looking covertly at the bed , which had so much the air of being from a foreign country .
6 Mary found herself looking down at the small dapper figure of Sidney Watkins , manager of the Berkeley Chase for the last ten years .
7 Next morning Lucy found herself seated alone at the corner table , and when Jean brought her breakfast she learnt that Silas and Matt had left earlier to help the farm manager move cattle into different fields .
8 " We provide extra food and drink so that your great-grandfather can bring the spirits of other famous patriots and scholars to join our celebration , " her mother had explained in a whisper , and Lan , remembering this , found herself peering apprehensively at the spare chopsticks to see if any of them showed signs of moving .
9 When Nell did n't reply , he turned to see if she had heard him ; found her staring fixedly at the sign .
10 ‘ We 've all got to share , ’ she said , as they passed through the swing doors and found themselves looking down at the courtyard of the Museum .
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