Example sentences of "[noun prp] had [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Jeanne had found herself separated from Madeleine , she 'd been distraught and convinced her friend had been killed . |
| 2 | By the time she was three , Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house . |
| 3 | Oddly , Theda had found herself distressed by this long-expected demise . |
| 4 | For the first time in his life , Bigwig had found himself driven to moderation and prudence . |
| 5 | But within a few hours Mal was suffering exhaustion and Bill had injured himself falling on diamond-hard green ice on the Lhotse Face . |
| 6 | He was not upset by the story-Vanessa had freed herself to consort with dukes if she chose — but touched by Marshall 's gesture . |
| 7 | Staring down at the dark head bent over his work , Laura had found herself swept by diametrically opposed emotions . |
| 8 | And then , when that clearly had n't worked , Laura had found herself lapsing into a sullen , resentful attitude , defiantly refusing to have anything to do with the beastly old woman . |
| 9 | On the contrary , time and again Ashley had found herself thinking about Vitor 's looks , that purring accent , those first moments when they had first met . |
| 10 | After a long while of keeping the pendant hidden and unlooked at in his sock drawer , Thomas had to bring himself to hunt for someone to buy it back , for he could n't afford both presents . |