Example sentences of "[conj] find [pn reflx] [v-ing] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | I followed the line of the shadow along the sand , over the rocks , and found myself looking at little Paul , splashing happily about in a pool , slapping the water with a great flat bit of wood almost as big as he was . |
| 2 | ‘ Good luck , ’ he called , and found himself looking at Nell . |
| 3 | Peter opened one at random and found himself looking at a photograph of Kate . |
| 4 | Francis lifted his head above the edge of the display and found himself staring at a confusing picture of pipes and girders . |
| 5 | She asked herself which of them she should phone and found herself trembling at the thought of phoning any of them . |
| 6 | Beth shuffled her feet in the awkward silence and found herself looking at the second man more closely . |
| 7 | She was still sick at heart when she passed down through the last glade and found herself staring at the Lodge 's covert thatch , its closed door , She stood for a time in the yard outside , afraid to enter . |
| 8 | She stood motionless , waiting for the two to break apart , and found herself staring at the girl from whom Niall was now gently detaching himself . |
| 9 | She swung round , empty syringe still in her hand , and found herself staring at Robert Sheldrake . |