Example sentences of "found herself [v-ing] [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 | Ace found herself looking up at the sky . |
| 4 | She found herself looking covertly at the bed , which had so much the air of being from a foreign country . |
| 5 | Mary found herself looking down at the small dapper figure of Sidney Watkins , manager of the Berkeley Chase for the last ten years . |
| 6 | To her annoyance she found herself glancing over in the direction of his table , but saw only an empty chair . |
| 7 | When Ash Wednesday arrived , however , she found herself going alone to the service . |
| 8 | And neither am I ! ’ he growled , moving threateningly towards her , so that Robyn found herself retreating back against the wall . |
| 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 | So she changed direction again and found herself walking down to the prom and out along the beach to Seal Sands Lock . |
| 11 | Sarella gave a gasp as she found herself staring up into the thunderous face of Marc himself . |
| 12 | Maggie found herself staring directly into the eyes of the young man she 'd noticed at a setting loom on her first day . |
| 13 | " 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 . |
| 14 | Unfortunately , over one hour later she found herself lying back against the pillows and staring up at the ceiling , completely unable to go to sleep . |