Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Isabel found herself staring at Matilda 's kindly face , completely at a loss . |
| 2 | Thiercelin and Lefevre found themselves received at their billet with almost embarrassing cordiality , the householder , Herr Bauer , and his wife insisting upon catering for their every need , whilst regaling them with complaints of Hapsburg perfidy and the brutality of their Russian allies . |
| 3 | Without meaning to , O found himself staring at them too . |
| 4 | Leaning away slightly as Ibn Fayoud enveloped her in his gowns and aftershave , Kelly found herself looking at a smiling Annie . |
| 5 | Even with regard to this episode Margaret showed a sisterly loyalty : I am told that when she and Ivy found themselves staying at the same hotel as Cecilia Ady , Eleanor Jourdain 's chief opponent , ‘ there was a marked coldness ’ . |
| 6 | As they drew nearer to the damage and she could see that it was even worse than it had looked from afar , Ronni felt herself recoil at the very thought that her own brother could be responsible for such a thing . |
| 7 | Paige found herself blinking at him . |
| 8 | Lindsey found herself gazing at a fully equipped unit that would have done credit to any major hospital . |
| 9 | Nikos smiled and said something softly in Greek , and for some reason Lindsey found herself blushing at the sudden contact of Niall 's hand against her arm , but she could n't interpret the look he gave her as they were ushered towards one of the few empty tables overlooking the harbour . |
| 10 | Lee found herself gazing at the pubes of a woman a little way along from her and thinking about undergrowths and mazes and secrets and magic and dirt . |
| 11 | Jessamy found herself staring at the powerful set of his shoulders , and remembered all too clearly that the aura of power was n't just an illusion . |
| 12 | Delaney found himself looking at a cargo vessel with a very high superstructure three-quarters aft . |
| 13 | Even Art finds himself overcome at times by incredulity or revulsion , especially in the section of this second volume , where he confronts problems posed by the first 's inordinate success in 1986 . |
| 14 | Huy found himself looking at the man 's lips alone , and the spittle switching from one to the other , in horrified fascination and to the exclusion of everything else . |
| 15 | SERAFIN : ‘ From Greenwich to Westminster ’ — which I should think would involve somewhat similar considerations — ‘ even though it takes longer , even though I ca n't read or watch television to keep myself entertained at the same time , even though it demands a greater expenditure of concentration and nervous energy — and , one might possibly add , physical labour in pushing and pulling the various levers and pedals involved … ’ |
| 16 | Lisa felt herself falter at the dark note in his voice . |
| 17 | Nutty felt herself flinching at the dreadful truth put into such forthright speech . |
| 18 | Lewis found himself looking at three puzzled faces . |
| 19 | Lewis found himself looking at the back page of The Oxford Times which lay on the desk . |
| 20 | Caroline found herself seated at the lunch-table next to Romano de Sciorto , a state of affairs which did nothing for her shaky morale . |
| 21 | One of the nine graduates from the estimable Haringey ( now London ) Cricket College to have passed through the first-class portals , the seamer from St Lucia found himself plopped at the top of the order in the absence of four injured batsmen , this despite a previous firstclass output of 0 and 4 not out . |
| 22 | ’ He sounded quite excited and Folly found herself smiling at the way his dramatic gesture was bringing out the little boy in someone as sophisticated as Luke . |
| 23 | And should the current two vacancies within the Windsor firm find themselves listed at the local Job Centre it 's impossible to calculate how many of the nation 's three million unemployed might apply . |
| 24 | Wycliffe found himself gazing at the white hairs which sprouted from her upper lip and looked quickly away . |
| 25 | In particular , the Magyar gentry saw themselves placed at a disadvantage compared with German-speakers at the same time as their historic liberties were threatened . |
| 26 | Francis forced himself to look at the screens again , and he could see that there were less of the winged creatures flitting among the struts and cables . |
| 27 | Polly found herself staring at his thighs , mesmerised by the powerful muscles that bunched and flexed beneath bronzed skin dusted with gold-brown hair . |
| 28 | As soon as the doors are opened , the adventurers find themselves standing at the threshold of room 49 . |
| 29 | Leonora forced herself to look at him . |