Example sentences of "[noun prp] [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 | Leaning away slightly as Ibn Fayoud enveloped her in his gowns and aftershave , Kelly found herself looking at a smiling Annie . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Paige found herself blinking at him . |
| 7 | Lindsey found herself gazing at a fully equipped unit that would have done credit to any major hospital . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Delaney found himself looking at a cargo vessel with a very high superstructure three-quarters aft . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Lisa felt herself falter at the dark note in his voice . |
| 14 | Nutty felt herself flinching at the dreadful truth put into such forthright speech . |
| 15 | Lewis found himself looking at three puzzled faces . |
| 16 | Lewis found himself looking at the back page of The Oxford Times which lay on the desk . |
| 17 | Caroline found herself seated at the lunch-table next to Romano de Sciorto , a state of affairs which did nothing for her shaky morale . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Wycliffe found himself gazing at the white hairs which sprouted from her upper lip and looked quickly away . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Polly found herself staring at his thighs , mesmerised by the powerful muscles that bunched and flexed beneath bronzed skin dusted with gold-brown hair . |
| 22 | Leonora forced herself to look at him . |