Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] herself [v-ing] [prep] " 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 | Isabel found herself staring at Matilda 's kindly face , completely at a loss . |
| 3 | Leaning away slightly as Ibn Fayoud enveloped her in his gowns and aftershave , Kelly found herself looking at a smiling Annie . |
| 4 | Nessie found herself reacting as if to the parish priest or the headmaster of the school . |
| 5 | Lucy found herself mouthing like a mill worker to make herself understood over the noise , which was louder than any machinery . |
| 6 | His cheerful smile belied his words and Hari found herself responding to his warmth . |
| 7 | Ronni found herself glancing beyond his broad shoulders to the half-shuttered , sumptuously furnished room beyond , with its rug-strewn floor , picture-covered walls and vast , deeply unsettling canopied bed . |
| 8 | Ruth found herself crouching on the floor , almost fainting ; wondering how she could ever have thought before that Fincara was casting spells . |
| 9 | Benny found herself standing in a smooth-floored entryway that opened on to the docks about ten feet further on . |
| 10 | As they drew alongside , on the road they had travelled on their way to Tara , Fenella found herself staring into its depths and remembering the ancient Forest Court at its heart … |
| 11 | His hand came out imperiously and Maggie found herself fumbling in her bag like a thoroughly green reporter , anxiously trying to get it into his hand before he snapped his fingers , because she was sure inside that he would do that next . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Theda found herself looking into them and became aware of a tiny flutter of the heart . |
| 14 | Paige found herself blinking at him . |
| 15 | Lindsey found herself gazing with fascination at the figure reclining in the bed . |
| 16 | Lindsey found herself gazing at a fully equipped unit that would have done credit to any major hospital . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Lindsey found herself battling against an almost overwhelming and totally illogical desire to run her fingers through its neatness . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Miranda found herself flying through the air . |
| 23 | ‘ Clarissa heard herself hurrying through the difficult bit . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |
| 27 | Nutty felt herself flinching at the dreadful truth put into such forthright speech . |
| 28 | His voice was jocular and Kate found herself laughing with him . |
| 29 | Jenna found herself smiling into his eyes . |
| 30 | Christina felt herself relaxing with Elaine , and was enjoying the company of another female for the first time in weeks . |