Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] herself [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could have been hours or minutes later that Isabel found herself staring into a dark pit . |
| 2 | Leaning away slightly as Ibn Fayoud enveloped her in his gowns and aftershave , Kelly found herself looking at a smiling Annie . |
| 3 | Lucy found herself mouthing like a mill worker to make herself understood over the noise , which was louder than any machinery . |
| 4 | Ruth found herself crouching on the floor , almost fainting ; wondering how she could ever have thought before that Fincara was casting spells . |
| 5 | Benny found herself standing in a smooth-floored entryway that opened on to the docks about ten feet further on . |
| 6 | In relation to both Willy and Herodotus , Mira sees herself falling into the role of Cassandra who was cursed by Apollo to have her prophecies ignored because she had refused to yield to his desire . |
| 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 | Lindsey found herself battling against an almost overwhelming and totally illogical desire to run her fingers through its neatness . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Lee ‘ s briskness had been a last stand and she was ready to turn and walk down the five flights of stairs again when the door in front of her suddenly swung open and Lee found herself walking through the doorway . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Miranda found herself flying through the air . |
| 14 | ‘ Clarissa heard herself hurrying through the difficult bit . |
| 15 | More and more , Beth found herself acting as the buffer between them , and curiously enough , at times when she sought to protect him , it seemed as though she was actually having to fight her own husband . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ No , not really , ’ said Constance , and Scarlet felt herself concurring in an age-old belief that , when it came to the point , the closing of ranks took precedence over the wellbeing of the stranger within the gates . |
| 18 | Nutty felt herself flinching at the dreadful truth put into such forthright speech . |
| 19 | David picked up the arm and through the rack looking for new ones to put on while Sandra busied herself putting on the sleeves of the ones they had played . |
| 20 | Once again Leonora found herself fighting with the tiller in a dinghy threatening to stand on its head in a mountainous sea , but this time when the engine cut out she was plucked from the boat before she could hit the water . |
| 21 | Even as she reassured Emilia once more that her concern was groundless Louisa found herself reflecting on the power of the weak , its hold upon the minds of others . |
| 22 | The door closed behind him and Annie found herself sitting on the edge of the bed , her hands between her knees , her eyes on the floor . |
| 23 | For fleeting seconds Julie found herself staring into the rain-soaked face of the intruder . |