Example sentences of "found herself [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His legs were wide apart and she found herself slipping smoothly through the arch of his thighs . |
| 2 | As the song was ending , Christina raised her head from his shoulder where she had rested it while they danced — and found herself looking straight into the hard , intimidating gaze of Jean Reece-Carlton , who was being escorted around the floor by a martyred-looking Robert Leyton . |
| 3 | She found herself looking covertly at the bed , which had so much the air of being from a foreign country . |
| 4 | Jenny found herself dragged uncomfortably over the gear-stick and hand-brake , her left cheek was pressed in against her teeth by the pressure of an ardent but misdirected kiss and she felt a button on her cardigan give with a violence which boded ill for Marks and Sparks cowering beneath . |
| 5 | Next morning Lucy found herself seated alone at the corner table , and when Jean brought her breakfast she learnt that Silas and Matt had left earlier to help the farm manager move cattle into different fields . |
| 6 | In seconds she found herself arranged carefully within the circle of fitzAlan 's good arm , her head cradled on his shoulder , and the blanket and cloak wrapped snugly around her . |
| 7 | When Ash Wednesday arrived , however , she found herself going alone to the service . |
| 8 | His eyes widened in surprise , and then she found herself pulled hard into the wall of his chest , his arms wrapped tight around her . |
| 9 | But at this thought rage grasped her and shook her with red-hot hands , so that her eyes went dark and she found herself walking fast up the road , and then along another , and another , walking as though she would explode if she stopped . |
| 10 | Maggie found herself staring directly into the eyes of the young man she 'd noticed at a setting loom on her first day . |
| 11 | " We provide extra food and drink so that your great-grandfather can bring the spirits of other famous patriots and scholars to join our celebration , " her mother had explained in a whisper , and Lan , remembering this , found herself peering apprehensively at the spare chopsticks to see if any of them showed signs of moving . |