Example sentences of "she found [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since Robbie 's own heated state had been engendered by his unexpected physical onslaught , she found herself without a suitable answer . |
| 2 | Suddenly she found herself under an intense media spotlight , enduring a 24-hour guard until she was 16 . |
| 3 | So it was a short time later she found herself under the hard eyes of Sister Mary , the large nun she remembered from last night , and her very hard hand . |
| 4 | She found herself amidst a cluster of shops and saw one announcing ‘ Drug Store ’ . |
| 5 | She used the buses and wherever she found herself on the last bus at night , whether at her own home or at her son 's , she would stay for the night only to set off again early the following morning . |
| 6 | She found herself on the threshold of Fearon 's bedroom : that was a bit tricky and she knew she ought to retreat there and then . |
| 7 | She had gulped in this exciting sense of heightened perception with the wind and rain , as soon as she found herself on the pavement outside the house . |
| 8 | Before Isabel had taken another breath she found herself on her back , gazing up at him bemusedly . |
| 9 | Then she found herself at Lodge offices , where Ethel Mitchell was still working . |
| 10 | Outside she found herself at the top of a fire escape . |
| 11 | His dark eyes met hers as if he felt her surreptitious appraisal , and she found herself at the receiving end of that long , sardonic smile . |
| 12 | She started work at 14 and by the time she found herself at Vons she 'd held a variety of jobs . |
| 13 | She found herself at a loss for words . |
| 14 | Breeze , of course , already had her afternoon job at the Vicarage , and , as the nurse left soon afterwards , she found herself with her salary increased to fifteen shillings a week and little Nancy to look after , as well as the two boys , and Korah , Dathan and Abiram . |
| 15 | Since Ruth was required to be less and less with the children she found herself with too much time on her hands , and since she was unused to idleness she found the vacant hours trying . |
| 16 | Whether consciously or unconsciously , she found herself beside the ground where the cottage she had bought with Ryan had once stood . |
| 17 | Then , just when Rachel was feeling she wanted it to go on forever , this exciting masquerade between the two of them where it seemed as if the rest of the world did n't exist , she found herself beside Danny who began stuttering and waving his arms , obviously trying to tell her something . |
| 18 | Here the lane ended , and she found herself by the Green , facing the tiny weather-beaten church . |
| 19 | She found herself in the public library . |
| 20 | But somehow , she found herself in a large , empty room . |
| 21 | She did n't know how it happened , but she found herself in Mrs Lennox 's arms , who comforted her as though she were a child . |
| 22 | She found herself in St Vincent Street , when , new horror , the instep strap of a high-heeled shoe gave out on her . |
| 23 | Haltingly , she spoke about her sudden irrational terror on the dance floor , the nun leading her away , how she found herself in a bedroom with Jack Butler . |
| 24 | She found herself in a department with two men in their early 20s . |
| 25 | Now the old problem arose again : she found herself in new places and she was more interested in exploring them thoroughly than she was in the chick , even though she was at flying weight . |
| 26 | After winning the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Prize in 1964 , she found herself in great demand abroad as well as at home , and sang in the first performance of Handel 's Messiah in Israel . |
| 27 | If she found herself in Hell , Carrie thought now , she 'd just say , ‘ Well , at least we 'll be warm . ’ |
| 28 | She found herself in a cave , its mouth curtained by the waterfall . |
| 29 | She found herself in a kitchen , which was full of smoke . |
| 30 | Now , for a second great war , she found herself in a country which was not her own ; although she had made a few friends , it was not at all like living among her own people . |