Example sentences of "[verb] herself [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benny awoke from a dream of Daleks and childhood memories to find herself rocking gently with the motion of a boat . |
| 2 | His legs were wide apart and she found herself slipping smoothly through the arch of his thighs . |
| 3 | As the song was ending , Christina raised her head from his shoulder where she had rested it while they danced — and found herself looking straight into the hard , intimidating gaze of Jean Reece-Carlton , who was being escorted around the floor by a martyred-looking Robert Leyton . |
| 4 | Ace found herself looking up at the sky . |
| 5 | She found herself looking covertly at the bed , which had so much the air of being from a foreign country . |
| 6 | Mary found herself looking down at the small dapper figure of Sidney Watkins , manager of the Berkeley Chase for the last ten years . |
| 7 | Jenny found herself dragged uncomfortably over the gear-stick and hand-brake , her left cheek was pressed in against her teeth by the pressure of an ardent but misdirected kiss and she felt a button on her cardigan give with a violence which boded ill for Marks and Sparks cowering beneath . |
| 8 | Next morning Lucy found herself seated alone at the corner table , and when Jean brought her breakfast she learnt that Silas and Matt had left earlier to help the farm manager move cattle into different fields . |
| 9 | To her annoyance she found herself glancing over in the direction of his table , but saw only an empty chair . |
| 10 | In seconds she found herself arranged carefully within the circle of fitzAlan 's good arm , her head cradled on his shoulder , and the blanket and cloak wrapped snugly around her . |
| 11 | Every time she was about to put a foot on the floor she suddenly found herself tucked up under the bedclothes again . |
| 12 | Penelope Huntley , who would very much have liked to have gone on with the discussion , found herself swept out of the office , and walked slowly down the road , flushed with a mixture of disappointment and excitement . |
| 13 | When Ash Wednesday arrived , however , she found herself going alone to the service . |
| 14 | As the day of the wedding drew closer , the young Campbell lass found herself caught up in the arrangements . |
| 15 | And neither am I ! ’ he growled , moving threateningly towards her , so that Robyn found herself retreating back against the wall . |
| 16 | His eyes widened in surprise , and then she found herself pulled hard into the wall of his chest , his arms wrapped tight around her . |
| 17 | But at this thought rage grasped her and shook her with red-hot hands , so that her eyes went dark and she found herself walking fast up the road , and then along another , and another , walking as though she would explode if she stopped . |
| 18 | So she changed direction again and found herself walking down to the prom and out along the beach to Seal Sands Lock . |
| 19 | Sarella gave a gasp as she found herself staring up into the thunderous face of Marc himself . |
| 20 | Maggie found herself staring directly into the eyes of the young man she 'd noticed at a setting loom on her first day . |
| 21 | " We provide extra food and drink so that your great-grandfather can bring the spirits of other famous patriots and scholars to join our celebration , " her mother had explained in a whisper , and Lan , remembering this , found herself peering apprehensively at the spare chopsticks to see if any of them showed signs of moving . |
| 22 | Speechless , Caroline found herself marched out of the warehouse to Roman 's Aston Martin . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , over one hour later she found herself lying back against the pillows and staring up at the ceiling , completely unable to go to sleep . |
| 24 | Once she allowed herself to stray away from the main concourse , lured by the strains of a string quartet , to find herself in a large square dominated by a giant plane tree . |
| 25 | Robyn took a deep breath and then twisted around determinedly , forcing herself to slide precariously towards the edge of the stone rim . |
| 26 | You 're just tired and exhausted , she told herself firmly , forcing herself to walk calmly across the room to hand him a glass . |
| 27 | That left her free to play at being married which consisted of getting herself done up to the nines and visiting her friends all day , now and again taking the baby , all nice and clean , out in her pram . |
| 28 | She prayed , and took up vegetarianism , more as an extra religion than as part of the war effort ; after a while she made herself go back to the hospital , and eventually she found Higher Mathematics . |
| 29 | Rachaela made herself look back at the white face of her child . |
| 30 | When the dragon had flighted across the market place of Antioch , and Margaret had found herself swept up between the huge teeth , she had laughed like a child at the brief glance she had had of the panic around her ; she had laughed from the pure unexpectedness of her escape and at the terrified way the mighty Olybrius had nearly swallowed his moustaches . |