Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] [verb] [num ord] " 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 | He went to a local pub in the mining village where he was staying to drown his sorrows and found himself sitting next to a stranger who remarked on his dejected demeanour . |
| 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 | On the plane she found herself sitting next to the Knitting correspondent of a women 's magazine who was on the same press jaunt . |
| 8 | ( I found myself living next to the University of Kuwait , instead of the University of Bristol , for the majority of my enforced stay in the Middle East . ) |
| 9 | A year or so back I found myself sitting next to him , bearded in his old age and wearing plus fours , overall resembling a successful if slightly barmy countryman , at a ghastly new play at the Almeida . |
| 10 | I found myself standing next to Ronnie Wood , John 's ex-girlfriend . |
| 11 | Well you know what that means Mr , you were told this last week you will be to surrender yourself to bail next Tuesday at er . |
| 12 | It was a relief that he did not try to speak , and when they came out at the landscaped clearing with its wooden bench seat overlooking the water she had readied herself to speak first . |
| 13 | ‘ We never find ourselves sitting next to another director at lunch , which I think is an admirable arrangement . |
| 14 | It was difficult for him to make contact with people these days , even old friends , and he could n't force himself to go next door and enquire about her . |
| 15 | The only hazard might be the person who you find yourself seated next to . |
| 16 | Will I have a good enough share of time if I allow myself to listen first and tell second ? |
| 17 | It was Baptiste , walking across the clearing and lowering himself to sit next to her . |
| 18 | You 're surrender yourself to bail next Tuesday at ten o'clock . |
| 19 | 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 . |