Example sentences of "[pron] find [pron] in [art] " in BNC.

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1 And yet , alighting in the sunshine from the trembling train I found myself in a space transfigured by the three stages of the passage through the underworld that is matinee cinema : the transition from day to night ; the day for night of the viewing ; the transition back to daylight .
2 I found myself in a grey council estate that faced the river .
3 I found myself in a smart town square surrounded by glittering bars , hotels and souvenir shops .
4 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 .
5 I was terrified of him , but I found myself in a horrible Catch 22 situation .
6 She barked back , the door slid open wide enough for me to enter and I found myself in a roomful of dames all with rigor mortis of the third-finger-of-the-left-hand .
7 I found myself in a rough cubicle with a torn curtain hanging to approximately knee-height .
8 I 'd been playing slide for years and I found myself in a blues band .
9 At the top I found myself in a wide gallery looking down onto the floor below .
10 I found myself in a large room , where the curtains were closed to allow no daylight in , and the candles were lit .
11 Suddenly I found myself in a sack much larger than my body , but completely dark .
12 So it was that eventually I found myself in a hospital in Swindon close to other victims of Larry Foot .
13 and I found myself in a bare street .
14 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 .
15 Strangely , and almost coinciding with this modification to weight reduction , I found myself in a lack-of-petrol situation .
16 For example I found myself in a warehouse in Manhattan , where the New York Public Library keeps a lot of its records , and I discovered an enormous deposit of papers of , of an organisation which was actually very strongly against the minimum wage , which appeared not to have been touched for about the last — sixty years ?
17 Last month , I found myself in an unknown place .
18 Baulked through my lack of means of anywhere that would have corresponded to my Aunt Anna 's notions of gentility or my own aspirations , I found myself in an area of bleak but populous streets lined with smoke-blackened tenement blocks south of the river .
19 I found myself in an increasing dilemma at that school .
20 The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 Without knowing how , I found myself in the smart medieval quarter again .
24 But afterwards , I found myself in the dim bathroom of my hut staring at a haunted face .
25 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 .
26 I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge .
27 I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge
28 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 .
29 I found myself in the Alps with a narrow pass before me , began to ascend the rough and desolate track .
30 I found myself in the kitchen , eating sugar from Lord Pabham 's hand .
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