Example sentences of "[pron] found [pn reflx] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 With jackdaws and Mambas both out of the frame , I found myself considering the bizarre idea that the storm had something to do with the disappearance of my dead sister 's remains .
2 Anyway , I did some radio interviews and I was quite taken aback when I found myself over the front page of the Evening Standard .
3 Stepping over a ridge along the floor , I found myself beside an immense open fireplace , all trace of grate and mantelpiece removed .
4 It was definitely time to say farewell and stepping down from the canal at that point I found myself on the very street of my son 's house .
5 In a short while , limping and protesting , I found myself at the local prison , pushed into a filthy stinking room with some two dozen other malefactors .
6 I heard no more from the Head ( could someone have come worse than me ? ) and also I found myself in a new dorm filled with chaps who were in the top classes at school .
7 At the top I found myself in a wide gallery looking down onto the floor below .
8 Strangely , and almost coinciding with this modification to weight reduction , I found myself in a lack-of-petrol situation .
9 and I found myself in a bare street .
10 I found myself in a rough cubicle with a torn curtain hanging to approximately knee-height .
11 I was terrified of him , but I found myself in a horrible Catch 22 situation .
12 I found myself in a grey council estate that faced the river .
13 I found myself in a smart town square surrounded by glittering bars , hotels and souvenir shops .
14 I found myself in a large room , where the curtains were closed to allow no daylight in , and the candles were lit .
15 All of a sudden , I found myself in a festive gathering , as I had absent-mindedly gatecrashed an exhibition launch at the Gallery of Photography .
16 I found myself in an increasing dilemma at that school .
17 Last month , I found myself in an unknown place .
18 I found myself in the curious position of being the sponsor minister of the industry and also the minister ultimately answerable for health service spending .
19 I stayed there for a week in January and for once I found myself in the overworked brochure cliche : Marrakech is a city of contrasts and a fascinating blend of the old and new .
20 I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge .
21 I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge
22 The WAAF suddenly wound the chair back and I found myself in the semi-prone position with the white bulk looming over me .
23 ( Once , taking the night train from London to Paris , I found myself in the locked sleeping compartment of a locked coach in a locked hold beneath the waterline on a cross-channel ferry ; I did n't think of Jonah at the time , but perhaps my panic was related to his .
24 The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke .
25 By chance , I found myself in the royal apartments , a long , polished gallery where the freshly waxed wood winked in the sunlight and the walls shimmered with the exquisite tapestries hung there .
26 But afterwards , I found myself in the dim bathroom of my hut staring at a haunted face .
27 Without knowing how , I found myself in the smart medieval quarter again .
28 When I made my way down its spiral staircase I found myself in the main thoroughfare of the town where I was born .
29 Legal aid was provided for more than 337,000 people last year , including many who found themselves on the receiving end of a court action .
30 Willpower often works — although it did not for Bailey McMahon , who found themselves on the receiving end of action by the Irish authorities .
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