Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] himself [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1	Rex found himself crashing to the ground .
2	In the first premonition , Mr Reynolds saw himself standing on the footplate of No 43106 leaving Bridgnorth , smoke-box first , with some covered wagons heading for Bewdley .
3	Willie found himself standing in a large field .
4	Delaney found himself looking at a cargo vessel with a very high superstructure three-quarters aft .
5	In his corner Joseph found himself grappling with an overwhelming sense of bewilderment .
6	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 .
7	Lewis found himself looking at the back page of The Oxford Times which lay on the desk .
8	Charles found himself muttering to the motherly dresser , who handed him his hat .
9	Mr Berkley found himself responding to the insistent beat .
10	Wycliffe found himself gazing at the white hairs which sprouted from her upper lip and looked quickly away .
11	As he handed the child to his mother , the little mouth opened in a yawn and George found himself looking into a pair of slate blue eyes .
12	Wilting under a hail of stones and a hefty dose of the hard stuff , Jimmy Johnstone darted for cover and along with Rangers defender Sandy Jardine found himself hiding in the vicinity of a group of rowing boats .
13	Nicholas felt himself flushing despite the bitter day .
14	‘ You be careful , my dad 's a vicar ! ’ and the car had stopped and the man had sworn at him viciously , using some phrases Luke later regretted not remembering , and Luke found himself shaking on the dark verge a mile out of Snead .
15	With the Philharmonia wind players at their vaulting , brilliant best , it was a performance which Porter found himself preferring to the mellower and long-admired Clemens Krauss recordings , which sounded tame by comparison .

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