Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] in the " in BNC.
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| 31 | I got it in the summer erm but then for some reason I decided I did n't like it . |
| 32 | Yeah , I never though of that and I doubt if I get it now , all I think was well I know that I got it in the magazine rack |
| 33 | ‘ I expect someone in the village will tell — ’ |
| 34 | The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | 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 . |
| 37 | Without knowing how , I found myself in the smart medieval quarter again . |
| 38 | But afterwards , I found myself in the dim bathroom of my hut staring at a haunted face . |
| 39 | A helpful , somewhat overstated hotel doorman gave me instant directions , from which I found myself in the shadow of Vine Street facing what seemed to be a series of rear entrances to a rather less than impressive warehouse . |
| 40 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge . |
| 41 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge |
| 42 | Then , on an impulse , I retraced my steps following the run of the old water washout pipes until I found myself in the remains of what must have been the old boilerhouse . |
| 43 | I found myself in the Alps with a narrow pass before me , began to ascend the rough and desolate track . |
| 44 | I found myself in the kitchen , eating sugar from Lord Pabham 's hand . |
| 45 | ( 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 . |
| 46 | I found myself in the centre of town , going through the busy Saturday crowd . |
| 47 | The WAAF suddenly wound the chair back and I found myself in the semi-prone position with the white bulk looming over me . |
| 48 | I knew before I started out that , weatherwise , the end of March is not the time to plan a journey to the Islands and my misgiving proved to be well founded as on Tuesday 23 March I found myself in the lounge at Dalcross Airport , Inverness watching gale force winds sweep snow across the runways . |
| 49 | When I made my way down its spiral staircase I found myself in the main thoroughfare of the town where I was born . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | Having done the recording , I found myself in the dressing-room in tears . |
| 52 | I found him in the Grange garden , where he had been waiting for news all night . |
| 53 | ‘ Twenty-four years old he was when I found him in the provost 's prison in Paris , and paid his fine to get him for my own , him and that foster-brother of his whom you know well . ’ |
| 54 | Then one day , before breakfast , I found her in the sitting room , and no longer had to rely on hearsay . |
| 55 | I found her in the fog . |
| 56 | ‘ Oh , I found her in the fog with a sprained ankle and no home or family , ’ said Joe , ‘ so I brought her here to help her get on her feet in all ways . |
| 57 | I found her in the back kitchen , standing over the chef who was rolling out pastry . |
| 58 | ‘ I found it in the kitchen cupboard . |
| 59 | I mean I found it in the past , you know any infection what so ever just knocks you for six . |
| 60 | At last I found it in the stern of the barge , a hole the size of a man 's fist as if someone had taken a hammer and smashed through the bottom . |