Example sentences of "found herself [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This rather reserved child , this self-styled future utopian essayist , found herself rattling on about unhappiness and happiness , found herself possessed by a desire to comprehend and convey what had happened , was happening , to a handful of people near her . |
| 2 | Caroline found herself seated at the lunch-table next to Romano de Sciorto , a state of affairs which did nothing for her shaky morale . |
| 3 | ( Three separate negotiating teams were sent to each country tendering offers for the Urengoi gas pipeline , as a result of which the FRG , much to her surprise , found herself underbid at the end of the day . ) |
| 4 | A young Scots miner 's wife found herself saddled with a great-uncle : |
| 5 | Amazingly she found herself treated to a brief smile as Niall , hair concealed beneath the operating cap , glanced briefly in her direction before he bent over the unconscious man once more . |
| 6 | And , totally unexpectedly , Lucy found herself moved by a brief surge of affection and pity . |
| 7 | Isobel found herself fascinated by the diversity and challenge of Edouard 's work ; she also quickly found that she could be of help to him . |
| 8 | Coughing and spluttering , she went under , treading water , and suddenly found herself supported by a pair of equally strong arms as she fought for the surface . |
| 9 | The girls in her class , who had hitherto regarded her as relatively plain , and as a non-starter in the fashion stakes , with no notion of how to twist a school beret or hitch a school skirt , quickly reconsidered their assessment of her , and she found herself elected to an honorary membership of the fastest , smartest slickest coterie . |
| 10 | Mrs Thatcher , ironically , now found herself criticized by the Chicago sage , Milton Friedman , for failing to apply the monetarist remedy with sufficient consistency or determination . |
| 11 | She found herself swept off the bed and across to the long sash window , then stood on her feet with Roman 's warmth supporting her from behind , his arms wrapped around her . |
| 12 | There she found herself ensconced in a huge grey suede and chrome armchair , clutching a hefty measure of Scotch , and staring blankly around at what she could only assume to be the ‘ minimalist ’ style of interior decoration . |
| 13 | So far she had seen nothing but a normal barn — bales of hay , racks of apples , a few garden tools — but now she found herself forced into the other side of the top floor and it was certainly different , so different in fact that as Alain released her she walked forward of her own volition . |
| 14 | It is hard to imagine that Leapor would sentimentalize the condition of celibacy , especially if she found herself mocked as an old maid . |
| 15 | Unfortunately apart from some of the movies mentioned above , she found herself stuck in the '40s with the unwelcome label of Queen of the B's , because of her frequent roles in Charlie Chan , Mr Moto and Falcon Quickies . |
| 16 | The other teenage boys in the room were obviously heated with drugs and talk of women , for Amal was pounced upon by several boys at once and found herself pinned to the floor . |
| 17 | Such was her hope and her intent , but once launched upon her exposition she quickly found herself confused by the royal actors of the Art . |
| 18 | When she awoke , she tried to turn , but found herself anchored by a heavy masculine arm across her waist . |
| 19 | It was clear that the department would need to move with the times if its pupils were to continue to get good results , and , encouraged by her new Head of Department , Joanne found herself entrusted with the management of a curriculum innovation for the intake year . |
| 20 | A fine fool she 'd look if she allowed herself to be swept off her feet by more of those blood-stirring kisses , then found herself dropped like a burning coal the moment Doreen stepped through the door . |
| 21 | Ashi found herself rooted to the spot in disbelief as she watched the threshing legs of her daughter . |
| 22 | Confused by the light in her eyes and the constant chattering of their host , Isabel found herself ushered into the house before she could correct the man 's assumption that she was fitzAlan 's lady . |
| 23 | Shannon pulled the door open , her arms flung wide apart in exuberant welcome , but the broad smile froze on her lips as she found herself confronted by a tall , masculine figure . |
| 24 | She struck out blindly and found herself taken in a firm grip . |
| 25 | Instead , she found herself drawn to a large open window cut into one wall . |