Example sentences of "find herself on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to find herself on the map , but the printed boulevards and blocks writhed whenever she looked up at the street , making new patterns . |
| 2 | Enticed by the exotic smells issuing from a nearby many-storeyed building , she crossed the threshold to find herself on the ground floor of a gourmet 's paradise . |
| 3 | She had got lost , returning to their home in Ambleside Road , Warndon , Worcester , and found herself on the M50 . |
| 4 | She used the buses and wherever she found herself on the last bus at night , whether at her own home or at her son 's , she would stay for the night only to set off again early the following morning . |
| 5 | She found herself on the threshold of Fearon 's bedroom : that was a bit tricky and she knew she ought to retreat there and then . |
| 6 | Ruth found herself on her knees , sand rasping between her fingers . |
| 7 | Jacqui found herself on her knees with Kattina behind her . |
| 8 | Indeed he seemed to have to keep rushing off to have a word with this person and that ; Helen found herself on her own a good deal of the time , glimpsing him across the room in spirited conversation . |
| 9 | She had gulped in this exciting sense of heightened perception with the wind and rain , as soon as she found herself on the pavement outside the house . |
| 10 | Almost without knowing how she had got there , Folly found herself on the other side of the double doors , pushing through a curtain of leaves that shrouded the entrance . |
| 11 | Before Isabel had taken another breath she found herself on her back , gazing up at him bemusedly . |
| 12 | She 'd found herself on the receiving end of a great deal of teasing about her impromptu topless dip in the sea and her valiant rescuer , and she 'd fenced it as calmly as she could . |
| 13 | She finds herself on a dual carriageway , almost a motorway , raised above the level of the neighbouring houses , and with no apparent exits . |
| 14 | In the company of work on offer here , the woman artist still finds herself on the defensive though she is laudably engaged in what Roberta Smith calls , the creation of ‘ a new kind of aesthetic back-talk ’ . |
| 15 | When she prosecutes , she finds herself on trial , her profession equated with sexual provocation , and advertising images used to discredit her . |
| 16 | In another moment she would find herself on the other side of the door , facing disaster . |