Example sentences of "she [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 She got herself seated at a table for four , ordered a glass of pastis , the local drink , and settled back to wait for her friends .
2 Again she found herself trembling at the thought .
3 When her lashes lifted she found herself looking at a name .
4 Drawing it out , she found herself looking at a face which was striking both for its good looks and its expression of surprise .
5 And she found herself smiling at the stark contrast between the two figures — the small passive figure of the elderly servant and the dynamic , vivid figure of the dark-haired man .
6 As the sound of his car died away she found herself staring at the blank windows of Ivy Cottage across the lane .
7 Sometimes far into the evening she kept herself locked at the desk , writing , writing .
8 Even now , she felt herself cringe at the way he 'd said ‘ little scientist ’ , all those childhood hurts about being ‘ different ’ flooding back .
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