Example sentences of "i [vb past] myself [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Twice he passed me his pipe to cut the ends of my suture and on one occasion I found myself trying in the dim light to thread the silk through his reaming tool .
2 I found myself revising with the small colloquia that lay around the grassy precincts of the university .
3 I found myself living on the base with a dozen nationalities thrown together to know our God more .
4 I found myself gazing at the harmonium and my memories of the happy times I 'd spent listening to Miss Louise play came flooding back and I wept more .
5 I found myself listening for the distinct crack , then gazing up at the clear starry sky trying to follow the flight of the shell .
6 I found myself humming to the tune of the violin an old man was playing for sous .
7 There was no way I could have refused even if I had wanted to , so a few days later I found myself shaking in the BBC 's hospitality suite , very glad to have Mary and Chris with me for moral support .
8 ‘ So I found myself heading for the Far East in the Service Corps . ’
9 I was inclined to laugh until I found myself shuffling along the edge of one levada , eyes fixed to avoid looking at the drop below .
10 All very contemporary , but I found myself hankering for the crisp definition of the old Frederick Austin arrangement .
11 I told myself going to the 18th today that if I could birdie it I could win the tournament . ’
12 With horror , I felt myself falling through the air .
13 I had been walking towards a closed door , and by a sudden magic its impenetrable wood became glass , through which I saw myself coming from the other direction , the future .
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