Example sentences of "[noun prp] find [pn reflx] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now happily married to actress Gwen Humble , 38 , Ian found himself studying an action replay of his early days as a hell-raising Hollywood star as it ran through his mind — and he winced at what he saw . |
| 2 | Germany found itself facing an expansionist Europe and a booming industry . |
| 3 | When the tower walls swung back into focus Isabel found herself clutching a chainmail tunic , quite unaware of the metal links cutting into her palms as she gazed straight into the ice-blue eyes of her husband . |
| 4 | But instead , for a dizzying instant , as he wrapped his cloak about her , Isabel found herself savouring a delicious sensation of feeling small and infinitely fragile , enclosed within his arms . |
| 5 | He looked powerful and tough , and yet Isabel found herself noticing that his lower lip was slightly fuller than the upper , and that his mouth quirked at one corner , hinting at a sense of humour . |
| 6 | Isabel found herself staring at Matilda 's kindly face , completely at a loss . |
| 7 | It could have been hours or minutes later that Isabel found herself staring into a dark pit . |
| 8 | Lisa found herself watching him as they chatted about this and that , quietly amazed at the easy way he fitted in with them . |
| 9 | It was a contradiction in terms , Lisa found herself thinking as she looked back across the desk at him . |
| 10 | Lisa found herself rushing on to inform him , ‘ This is one of my more conservative creations . ’ |
| 11 | As the train drew into Bodmin , Alexandra found herself clasping her own hands so tightly she could feel the seams of her gloves grinding into her flesh and wished , passionately for the visit to be a success , for them to like her house , approve of what she had done — and above all , to leave her alone to do it . |
| 12 | Lying contented in his arms , it was only as the euphoria gradually faded that Luce found herself wondering , had he felt the same ? |
| 13 | The reluctance with which Luke released her was palpable , his expression drawn into lines of hostility , and as she sat up , and then stood , Maria found herself deriving a savagely biting joy from the fact that she had surprised him . |
| 14 | Unaccustomed to such tenderness from this man who had so rarely shown her anything but contempt and passion , Maria found herself beginning to tremble , while a hot , smarting sensation afflicted her eyes and emotion tightened her throat . |
| 15 | Unexpectedly , Sophie found herself defending Robert . |
| 16 | And suddenly Steiner found himself saying , ‘ My father . |
| 17 | So it was that Ms Wainwright found herself manhandling ( if that 's the word ) the seven-by-four polystyrene boards across the frozen Alaskan wastes , often in the teeth of gale force winds and in temperatures down to -40°C . |
| 18 | Leaning away slightly as Ibn Fayoud enveloped her in his gowns and aftershave , Kelly found herself looking at a smiling Annie . |
| 19 | In spite of her determination to leave the past to look after itself , Kelly found herself speculating as to where the fat trainer fitted in with Jack Butler and Ibn Fayoud . |
| 20 | Flashbulbs popped incessantly and Whitlock found himself struggling to focus on the sea of cameras , his eyes darting about in search of anything untoward . |
| 21 | Nessie found herself reacting as if to the parish priest or the headmaster of the school . |
| 22 | LATE IN THE AFTERNOON Frankie found himself standing awkwardly by the kitchen door wearing polished shoes that pinched his toes and a shirt fastened at the neck with a large safety-pin . |
| 23 | There were further rattles of machine-gun fire and Rex found himself looking up at a troubled sky . |
| 24 | Rex found himself crashing to the ground . |
| 25 | Meredith found herself scurrying along to keep up with him . |
| 26 | The whole room burst into an uproar of approval , and Meredith found herself clapping and laughing , pleased that there was nothing more sinister . |
| 27 | Thus Federconsorzi found itself owning some unprofitable bits of Italy 's food industry , such as a milk and cheese producer called Polenghi Lombarda and a jam company called Massa Lombarda . |
| 28 | Lucy found herself mouthing like a mill worker to make herself understood over the noise , which was louder than any machinery . |
| 29 | ‘ On the contrary , I am interested , ’ Lucy found herself admitting . |
| 30 | Kathleen found herself heaving a sigh of relief . |