Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pn reflx] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would n't want us to find ourselves talking at cross-purposes . |
| 2 | The director had a lot of respect for Douglas as an actor but since this was to be Silverstein 's first theatrical film he did n't want to have to find himself dealing with ‘ A consummate ego ’ , as he put it , and then added , ‘ no , huge ego ’ . |
| 3 | He was surprised to find himself speaking about Céline to Miss van Williamsburgh ; but not deeply surprised . |
| 4 | He begins to find himself day-dreaming about Bali . |
| 5 | At Hamilton Terrace Minton may have been relieved , after the turmoil of Bedford Gardens , to find himself sharing with someone who came from a similar background . |
| 6 | After running a substantial international fibres business , it came as something of a cultural shock to find himself sitting in ICI 's headquarters with only a secretary to command . |
| 7 | At the bottom of the stairs he was surprised to find himself putting on his overcoat . |
| 8 | He was surprised therefore , after drawing his gun and edging out carefully , to find himself standing in the deserted mortuary room where he had introduced the three travellers to Howard . |
| 9 | The last time she had woken from sleep it had been to find herself looking into the blue eyes of a dangerous enemy ; now the enemy was a friend . |
| 10 | And if the recession continued much longer she might return to London to find herself looking for some other occupation to keep the roof over her head — but that was her secret . |
| 11 | In a daze of ever-increasing passion , she barely noticed as he gently removed her clothes , suddenly glad to be free of them and astonished to find herself revelling in his softly whispered murmurs of delight , the fierce gleam in his grey eyes , before first his fingers and then his lips began tracing patterns of fire on her quivering flesh . |
| 12 | Bernice woke to find herself lying outside the temple . |
| 13 | Maybe the whole thing had been a dream , she thought hazily — any minute now she 'd wake up to find herself sunbathing on her own back lawn . |
| 14 | This she had done , only to find herself talking to a horribly languid sort of character who obviously fancied himself rotten and who , she was prepared to swear , was wearing brown suede shoes and a shirt featuring tattersall checks , accompanied by a green knit tie . |
| 15 | ‘ I was not … ’ she began irritably , only to find herself talking to thin air as he ducked down and removed her shoe for her . |
| 16 | Maggie turned round to find herself staring into the eyes she 'd stared into in the pub . |
| 17 | WHATEVER the good intentions and fine words about women doing anything a man can do , there are still industries where men would be surprised to find themselves dealing with a woman . |
| 18 | Indeed , it is not unusual for someone recently retired ( and perhaps looking forward to it ) to find themselves coping with sharply increasing dependency of their parents and unable to enjoy the period of active leisure which they were anticipating . |
| 19 | I first met Basil in Wakefield during the spring of 1959 and was fortunate to find myself working with him on the West Riding vacation course at Ilkley later that year . |
| 20 | During the first match I was amazed to find myself sitting beside a Church of Ireland minister , a Free Presbyterian Minister and a Roman Catholic priest . |
| 21 | is totally different so I did the first lecture with what my idea of to find myself talking to a a contract housing guy whose biggest order was two thousand pounds |
| 22 | If you are unlucky enough to find yourself living with someone who seems to you to be an ‘ impossible ’ mother-in-law , it does no harm first to take a good look at yourself and your handling of her , just in case you happen to be one of the original ‘ impossible ’ daughters-in-law ! |
| 23 | LEO You are bound to find yourself thinking about all sorts of future possibilities now ! |
| 24 | If you are unlucky enough to find yourself working in a heavily stress-laden environment ( which schools are ) then , inevitably , you will ‘ catch it ’ and ‘ come down with it ’ . |
| 25 | But in the meantime how pleasant it is to find oneself arriving in the evening for the first time in some lively little English market town , where one can forget for a while the noisy onward march of science , and settle down to meditate upon the civilised past . |
| 26 | Perhaps I have just become too comfortable with the cheering notion that women are far too busy getting on with their careers and their lives to crucify themselves worrying about ragged cuticles or the size of their ankles . |
| 27 | These are broad descriptions of how the company wishes to see itself developing over the planning period . |
| 28 | She tried to imagine herself walking along the corridor , knocking on Luke 's bedroom door and saying — saying what ? |
| 29 | When she tried to imagine herself working in an office or a bank , her mind soon went blank , like a cinema screen when the projector breaks down or the film snaps . |
| 30 | just to hear yourself speaking from it |