Example sentences of "found himself [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | These tales made quite an impression on me as did the story of Uncle Fred 's eldest son , young Fred as he was known , putting on his age and managing to join the Marines when only sixteen , then found himself serving on the same ship as his father during the great battle — something of a unique record . |
| 2 | He found himself struggling on his back with the stifling presence of the flag wrapped round him like a shroud ; the strange thing was that as he weakly continued to struggle ( for the staff lay across his legs , pinning him down , and the lanyards had somehow trussed his elbows to his sides ) , he recognized the sensation immediately : this was a nightmare he had had on the night they had taken refuge in the Residency , and repeatedly since then throughout the siege ; when the Collector , cursing , had at last fought his way out of the flag , it was such a relief to escape from his nightmare that he felt he did not mind so much about the sepoys . |
| 3 | Eight years later John actually found himself playing on a winning Derry side in an All Ireland minor decider alongside Dermot McNicholl , Damian Cassidy and Don Kelly . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | If her father found himself sitting on his own , he would look up in terror and cry for humans . |
| 6 | He took a step back , dizzy and breathless , then found himself sitting on the floor , back to the wall . |
| 7 | He found himself lying on the grass with those wolfish yellow eyes uncomfortably near to his . |
| 8 | North , back in the Marines , found himself landing on a beach ; there facing him , with a rifle , was Calero . |
| 9 | Almost as if he had willed himself there , he found himself standing on the scree at the foot of the rock wall , staring upwards , searching with the little experience he had gained on school climbing expeditions for footholds . |