Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pron] [v-ing] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gavin , with an innocent air , carefully scraped up the worst of the burned shell from the stewpot , but then saw Luch watching ; somehow he found himself dropping the charred scraps into the fire , and ladling out some better meat . |
| 2 | Now , however , almost a decade later , it did not seem nearly so large and he found himself remembering the good things — the warm , cosy atmosphere of Mrs Appleby 's kitchen ; the wonderful view across the garden and pastures from all the south-facing windows ; the pungent smell of the horses , so well loved by Uncle Cosmo , in the well-kept stables ; the fascinating portrait of his handsome father in the gallery ; the stamp collection and lead soldiers that had once belonged to his father in the shabby old nursery , where he , a homesick boy , had secretly penned so many letters to Alice . |
| 3 | He found himself becoming the emotional prop of the marriage . |
| 4 | ‘ Watts is really only sixth in the pecking order up front , but suddenly he found himself playing the biggest game of his life and he did himself proud . ’ |
| 5 | He found himself studying the thin man 's hands . |
| 6 | Easing across to the driver 's seat , he imagined himself starting the magnificent old car and driving home , there and then , without pausing to ask any more questions . |
| 7 | He 's an older man and maybe an easier since he had me galloping the best of my horses lame over you , Owen . |
| 8 | When they reached the after stateroom , he left her prodding the waterbed as he fiddled with the stereo to get some low-level background music . |