Example sentences of "and i soon found " in BNC.

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1 In those days , horses were still used on many farms for ploughing and I soon found myself staggering red-faced up a furrow , furiously gripping the wooden handles , astonished at the power of the mighty beasts plodding sombrely ahead .
2 The Mexican atmosphere was contagious and I soon found myself on a crowded coach bound for Mexico .
3 The path led into a field , and I soon found myself walking more and more quickly , as though being urged to hurry by unseen forces .
4 Reading was difficult for me , especially when it involved looking at the chalkboard , and I soon found myself being classed as ‘ thick ’ .
5 ‘ Suffolk folk will tell you it takes a long time to get to know them , and I soon found out it 's true .
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