Example sentences of "found [pron] [verb] at a " in BNC.

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1 The membrane broke open and he found himself looking at a little horse 's head lying upon a pair of stretched out forelegs , a perfect little head with shell-like curling nostrils and a narrow white blaze , and wet , flattened-down ears .
2 Delaney found himself looking at a cargo vessel with a very high superstructure three-quarters aft .
3 Peter opened one at random and found himself looking at a photograph of Kate .
4 He found himself walking at a steady pace towards those meaty shoulders .
5 Francis lifted his head above the edge of the display and found himself staring at a confusing picture of pipes and girders .
6 Lindsey found herself gazing at a fully equipped unit that would have done credit to any major hospital .
7 Leaning away slightly as Ibn Fayoud enveloped her in his gowns and aftershave , Kelly found herself looking at a smiling Annie .
8 When her lashes lifted she found herself looking at a name .
9 Drawing it out , she found herself looking at a face which was striking both for its good looks and its expression of surprise .
10 I do have to say that on occasion I found myself baulking at a certain inconsistent and artificialsounding short reverberation effect following the odd sudden soloist ( trumpet or saxophone ) sforzando ( two specific cases are mentioned above ) , but this is a price I 'm more than willing to pay for the added ambience and clarity that Nippon Columbia has afforded these treasurable recordings .
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