Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] himself [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Rex found himself crashing to the ground . |
2 | His English was perfect and Munro found himself warming to him . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Willie found himself standing in a large field . |
5 | Delaney found himself looking at a cargo vessel with a very high superstructure three-quarters aft . |
6 | In his corner Joseph found himself grappling with an overwhelming sense of bewilderment . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Lewis found himself looking at three puzzled faces . |
9 | Lewis found himself looking at the back page of The Oxford Times which lay on the desk . |
10 | Charles found himself muttering to the motherly dresser , who handed him his hat . |
11 | Again Charles found himself wondering about Miles and Juliet 's sex-life . |
12 | Mr Berkley found himself responding to the insistent beat . |
13 | Robertson found himself agreeing with its sentiments . |
14 | Wycliffe found himself gazing at the white hairs which sprouted from her upper lip and looked quickly away . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | Nicholas felt himself flushing despite the bitter day . |
18 | Charlie found himself waiting in another queue before coming face to face with the sergeant again . |
19 | ‘ 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 . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | And Russell found himself looking in dismay down the point of Christine Ashdown 's switchblade . |