Example sentences of "find [pron] [verb] [adj] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The account in fact came from John Varnom , who was delighted to find himself placed next to Bell at a dinner party , and spent the entire evening commuting between the table and the lavatory , furiously jotting down the overheard anecdotes . |
| 2 | Bishop Jon , a warm-hearted man , had been weeping , and even Eochaid , remembering , found himself moved near to tears . |
| 3 | An hour later Dexter found himself sitting next to Blanche on a settle in a pub near Scotland Yard with Detective Inspector Eddy Russell of the Drugs Squad perched on a stool on the opposite side of the Formica table . |
| 4 | She arrived promptly in the Green Drawing Room for pre-lunch drinks and then found herself seated next to Prince Andrew , who was on leave from his Royal Navy flying duties . |
| 5 | Everyone murmured awkward disclaimers except Alexandra , who , seething with embarrassment , now found herself seated next to Matthew . |
| 6 | Juliet found herself squeezed next to Dr Kent , and was acutely aware of the pressure of his body , and his faint aroma of spearmint and Savlon . |
| 7 | I found myself standing next to Ronnie Wood , John 's ex-girlfriend . |
| 8 | He apparently promised that attendees at next year 's meeting would find themselves sitting next to representatives from DEC , HP , IBM and other Open Software Foundation partners . |