Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pn reflx] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | At the top I found myself in a wide gallery looking down onto the floor below . |
| 3 | Strangely , and almost coinciding with this modification to weight reduction , I found myself in a lack-of-petrol situation . |
| 4 | and I found myself in a bare street . |
| 5 | I found myself in a rough cubicle with a torn curtain hanging to approximately knee-height . |
| 6 | I was terrified of him , but I found myself in a horrible Catch 22 situation . |
| 7 | I found myself in a grey council estate that faced the river . |
| 8 | I found myself in a smart town square surrounded by glittering bars , hotels and souvenir shops . |
| 9 | I found myself in a large room , where the curtains were closed to allow no daylight in , and the candles were lit . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I found myself in an increasing dilemma at that school . |
| 12 | Last month , I found myself in an unknown place . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge . |
| 16 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge |
| 17 | The WAAF suddenly wound the chair back and I found myself in the semi-prone position with the white bulk looming over me . |
| 18 | ( 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 . |
| 19 | The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | But afterwards , I found myself in the dim bathroom of my hut staring at a haunted face . |
| 22 | Without knowing how , I found myself in the smart medieval quarter again . |
| 23 | When I made my way down its spiral staircase I found myself in the main thoroughfare of the town where I was born . |
| 24 | ‘ You see , I find myself in a similar position . ’ |
| 25 | So I settled myself in a small tavern just down the street . |
| 26 | But I see myself in a different life |
| 27 | I see myself in the Northern European tradition . |
| 28 | I see myself in the Northern European tradition . |
| 29 | But now , inspired by the example of their neighbours in the restless Islamic Soviet Central Asian republics , one group of Chinese Muslims in Xinjiang province , which borders Afghanistan , Pakistan and the Soviet republics of Uzbekistan , Kazakhstan and Kirgizia , is showing signs of dissatisfaction and a desire for greater autonomy which manifested themselves in a small but bloody rebellion in March of this year . |
| 30 | Not only were they still ignorant of the language , but they now had a sense of personal inadequacy — totally justified , I might add — which manifested itself in a stubborn refusal to learn anything . |