Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pn reflx] [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruth found herself crouching on the floor , almost fainting ; wondering how she could ever have thought before that Fincara was casting spells . |
| 2 | In the first premonition , Mr Reynolds saw himself standing on the footplate of No 43106 leaving Bridgnorth , smoke-box first , with some covered wagons heading for Bewdley . |
| 3 | Tellers find themselves using on line real time systems to interrogate accounts . |
| 4 | If her father found himself sitting on his own , he would look up in terror and cry for humans . |
| 5 | They went in single file , stooping frequently , clutching a handrope to prevent themselves slipping on the wet stones underfoot , exchanging brief whispers of warning to each other to beware of pothole here or a slimy boulder there . |
| 6 | So when he turned to her casually in the car , and suggested that they call in at his house for some tea before they parted , Folly found herself leaping on the suggestion with almost indecent haste . |
| 7 | Instead of the usual crisps at the Press conference two days after his arrival , the media lot found themselves feasting on caviar . |
| 8 | David picked up the arm and through the rack looking for new ones to put on while Sandra busied herself putting on the sleeves of the ones they had played . |
| 9 | ‘ You be careful , my dad 's a vicar ! ’ and the car had stopped and the man had sworn at him viciously , using some phrases Luke later regretted not remembering , and Luke found himself shaking on the dark verge a mile out of Snead . |
| 10 | Even as she reassured Emilia once more that her concern was groundless Louisa found herself reflecting on the power of the weak , its hold upon the minds of others . |
| 11 | The door closed behind him and Annie found herself sitting on the edge of the bed , her hands between her knees , her eyes on the floor . |
| 12 | When there is a Labour Government and the Leader of the House finds himself sitting on the Opposition Benches , that Administration will be gracious to the then Opposition . |