Example sentences of "find yourself [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is very easy to find yourself in a financial crisis . |
| 2 | The message from my friend is this : that you should keep that pretty little nose out of things that do n't concern you if you do n't want to find yourself in a whole load of trouble . |
| 3 | You drove down a slope to a depth of 50 or more feet , and found yourself in a spacious area which was brightly lit . |
| 4 | And on a good night the stars would seem to brighten ; if you looked up it was like a clear winter 's night in the city , one of those nights when you find yourself on a dark street , one without streetlamps , and for once you can see that the stars have different colours ; they are like still fireworks . |
| 5 | Well , my stars say if you find yourself at a low ebb this weekend do n't worry . |
| 6 | For example , every time the telephone or doorbell rings , pause for two seconds before answering ( you may find this simple exercise harder than it might seem ! ) ; or , if you find yourself in a heated discussion or argument , count from ten to one before responding . |
| 7 | How many of you who read these lines have found yourself in a similar predicament , being denied personal recognition for your achievements . |
| 8 | " finding yourself in a strange room . |
| 9 | It got to the stage where we thought we were going to have to pull the idea of actually demonstrating skiing , but I follow if you 're writing about skiing , you at least had to show the difficulty of putting the boots on , and putting the skis on and side-stepping up the hill , and then finding yourself in a snow-plough position , and then turning around . |
| 10 | Okay , hang on , on finding yourself in a wrong lane at a junction , Dan Dan |
| 11 | By the age of 25 or so the oiliness should be settling down but you may find yourself with a new problem : laughter and frown lines must finally be acknowledged as the first signs of an ageing skin . |
| 12 | In any event , you could find yourself with a substantial amount to invest . |
| 13 | Let us make the fourth choice — which actual apartments you 'll be staying in — and you 'll find yourself with a whole lot more holiday spending money into the bargain . |
| 14 | You might walk down sombre corridors and gaze upon dim , seldom-used halls , and you might run your hand across the scarred surfaces of the old walls , and then , without the least warning , you would find yourself in a sun-drenched quadrangle , or a courtyard where gentians grew or mountain ash flared . |
| 15 | Jules laughed , but then added more seriously , ‘ Nevertheless , you may find yourself in a difficult position before much longer , Alice . |
| 16 | The range is obviously very wide , and you may find yourself in a Greek tragedy , or even a modern ‘ exercise ’ play such as Games by James Saunders , where the student may add to the text by research material which can be incorporated in the project . |
| 17 | ‘ Do as I say , Robyn , or you may find yourself in a whole load of trouble . ’ |