Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [v-ing] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Wycliffe found himself gazing at the white hairs which sprouted from her upper lip and looked quickly away .
2 He found himself walking at a steady pace towards those meaty shoulders .
3 The membrane broke open and he found himself looking at a little horse 's head lying upon a pair of stretched out forelegs , a perfect little head with shell-like curling nostrils and a narrow white blaze , and wet , flattened-down ears .
4 Lewis found himself looking at the back page of The Oxford Times which lay on the desk .
5 Francis lifted his head above the edge of the display and found himself staring at a confusing picture of pipes and girders .
6 One night he had found himself chuckling at the merry escapades of Mr Pickwick ; another night he had wept uncontrollably at the death of Little Nell .
7 Nikos smiled and said something softly in Greek , and for some reason Lindsey found herself blushing at the sudden contact of Niall 's hand against her arm , but she could n't interpret the look he gave her as they were ushered towards one of the few empty tables overlooking the harbour .
8 Leaning away slightly as Ibn Fayoud enveloped her in his gowns and aftershave , Kelly found herself looking at a smiling Annie .
9 Beth shuffled her feet in the awkward silence and found herself looking at the second man more closely .
10 Jessamy found herself staring at the powerful set of his shoulders , and remembered all too clearly that the aura of power was n't just an illusion .
11 As the sound of his car died away she found herself staring at the blank windows of Ivy Cottage across the lane .
12 Nutty felt herself flinching at the dreadful truth put into such forthright speech .
13 And she found herself smiling at the stark contrast between the two figures — the small passive figure of the elderly servant and the dynamic , vivid figure of the dark-haired man .
14 You see the thing is you can record and listen to yourself speaking at the same time ?
15 Even with regard to this episode Margaret showed a sisterly loyalty : I am told that when she and Ivy found themselves staying at the same hotel as Cecilia Ady , Eleanor Jourdain 's chief opponent , ‘ there was a marked coldness ’ .
16 As we dance I find myself staring at the French girl — she has a very pretty face with long , dark hair on to her shoulders , slim build and about 5′ 2″ in height .
17 As so often in this story of my own anorexia nervosa , I find myself arriving at the same conclusion , the same central statement : it could have worked for some people , but it did n't work for me .
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