Example sentences of "i found 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 . |