Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] [verb] into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Newport Morrissey fell victim to innocent crowd over-enthusiasm and found himself dragged into the mob . |
| 2 | But instead of the greed-crazed madman he expected , he found himself looking into the round red face of a Sergeant of the Watch . |
| 3 | It was then he knew for certain that the oriental he had just shot was not the one from whom he had wanted to exact retribution for injuring Pam — because at the other end of the corridor he found himself looking into the glittering black eyes of his hated enemy , Angel One . |
| 4 | The Londoner found himself staring into the expressionless face of the tall and broad , blond-haired , blue-eyed bouncer . |
| 5 | Then the sun came through , and light brightened , and the standing dream that Wolski had seen seemed to drift away into memory and he found himself staring into the eyes of the old female golden eagle . |
| 6 | Lord Whitelaw , a figure from the past , alighted from a black Rover , and , turning towards France in order to return the salutations of the mob , found himself staring into the bloodshot eyes of Class War . |
| 7 | Even while freeing its market at home , America found itself locked into the pernicious logic of government-to-government deals abroad . |
| 8 | ‘ Ratners thought this through a couple of years ago and then found itself locked into the game of pushing price to keep volumes moving and everything was put on the back burner , ’ says Richards . |
| 9 | Her blood seemed to have turned into heavy oil in her body , and something was dragging her down so ruthlessly that she let herself fall into the harsh carpet of pebbles . |
| 10 | Glad that her limited knowledge of Danish included an apology , she blinked away her tears , raising her eyes to the stranger 's face and freezing as completely as Lot 's wife as she found herself looking into the ice-blue eyes of the man she loved . |
| 11 | A sound had her spinning round and she found herself looking into the astonished eyes of Marie as the girl slid from her bicycle and walked forwards to confront her . |
| 12 | So far she had seen nothing but a normal barn — bales of hay , racks of apples , a few garden tools — but now she found herself forced into the other side of the top floor and it was certainly different , so different in fact that as Alain released her she walked forward of her own volition . |
| 13 | For fleeting seconds Julie found herself staring into the rain-soaked face of the intruder . |
| 14 | The angry words dried up in a strangled gasp , though , as she found herself staring into the dark brown eyes of Julius Landor , her husband . |
| 15 | She was troubled , distracted in meditation , and often found herself staring into the middle distance when the other sisters were chanting Divine Office . |
| 16 | He pushed her head to his shoulder and she found herself snuggling into the comfort , relaxing as his hand stroked through her hair . |
| 17 | Confused by the light in her eyes and the constant chattering of their host , Isabel found herself ushered into the house before she could correct the man 's assumption that she was fitzAlan 's lady . |
| 18 | Maybe it was the abrupt pain of thinking about Tara , or the sudden recollection that this man blending so effortlessly into the family gathering was not to be trusted , but Virginia found herself cutting into the convivial mood and causing a sudden , rather surprised silence . |
| 19 | He made himself stare into the eyes in which , to his discomfort , he saw more pain than anger . |
| 20 | I 'll wager that your salivary glands started pumping out liquid as you imagined yourself biting into the lemon . |
| 21 | Then , at last feeling fairly safe , she allowed herself to sink into the nearest chair , totally drained by everything that had happened since she had woken up this morning . |
| 22 | He tried , and felt himself falling into the tree , confused , unable to find a stance that did not give way into clutching twigs and flailing branches . |
| 23 | Now he saw himself step into the picture , and something he was doing or saying made the men and women before him jump from their seats , even Lionel . |
| 24 | But the gregarious and curious Dustin , after an initial awkwardness , forced himself to fit into the ambience . |