Example sentences of "find themselves [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once at the top of the rise , they found themselves on a flat plateau , of which most of the park area consisted |
| 2 | The family found themselves with a gutted ruin and one surviving wing . |
| 3 | GH-K are no strangers to such nail-biting circumstances since they only retained their position this season when they found themselves with a better points differential to Stewart's-Melville , who have subsequently won promotion . |
| 4 | So , as the 71/72 season dawned , Athletico found themselves with a new team , a new league and a bright future . |
| 5 | One was that , arising from the transfer of lands from one allegiance to the other , many found themselves under a new lord ; and some did not like it . |
| 6 | They found themselves in a cavernous room lined with scarred wooden workbenches and rows of metal hooks hanging from the ceiling . |
| 7 | Rural tenants — principally farm workers — meanwhile found themselves in a vicious circle of deprivation . |
| 8 | The 34027 Locomotive Group found themselves in a similar position with a well-loaded train being cancelled within sight of the locomotive being prepared , so to speak . |
| 9 | In Algeria , they found themselves in a similar situation , fighting a war against the regular Algerian Army and the guerrillas of the Front Libération Nationale . |
| 10 | They found themselves in a long corridor with one glass wall that looked out into a bright , modern , open-plan and spacious area . |
| 11 | The post-war commitment to full-employment increased their bargaining power ; the strike weapon in the context of a complex and interdependent economy meant that they could exert considerable pressure " through their capacity to disrupt and delay ; and as inflation came to be seen as the problem ( and as a problem caused by " excessive " wages demands backed by strikes ) so trade unions found themselves in a new position of strategic importance and power . |
| 12 | The refugee organisations now found themselves in a difficult position . |
| 13 | A FAMILY hooked on the ‘ whodunnit ’ board-game Cluedo found themselves in a real-life murder mystery yesterday … after stumbling across a skeleton . |
| 14 | They eventually found themselves in a huge square where a white marble fountain played in the centre . |
| 15 | As they drove towards their refuge , they found themselves in a large station yard , now overgrown with weeds and bramble bushes and obviously derelict . |
| 16 | Again short of water , they found themselves after a brief sandstorm in the middle of a group of Italian vehicles . |
| 17 | Once the mystery has provided a sufficient reason for hero or heroine to find themselves in a good opening situation of suspense , the person or persons behind that mystery can be safety revealed . |
| 18 | And while we 're on the subject of missing musical objects , SCORPIO RISING have suddenly found themselves minus a bass player and interested parties , willing to relocate to Liverpool , should contact Marc on 051–608 2084 . |
| 19 | He hopes the meeting will help him and like-minded clergy who 've found themselves in a religious dilemma . |
| 20 | Or worse : they might have found themselves in a tit-for-tat war with DeVore 's lieutenants . |
| 21 | Women in business today still find themselves in a male-dominated environment where only 20% of managers are women . |
| 22 | However the situation is potentially lethal to fish , who find themselves in a similar situation to those human divers experiencing the bends ! |
| 23 | Concern was also expressed about the lack of rights for trainees — they often find themselves in a vulnerable situation . |
| 24 | With the changes in the political environment and the climate globally and continentally , some companies which have grown and built their considerable business on the production of arms now find themselves in a changed situation ; many have moved very rapidly to the formulation of new products and services quite distinct from their original product base . |
| 25 | When this happens , cells do things they would not otherwise have done , presumably because , after amputation , they find themselves in a changed environment . |
| 26 | Even well-established commercial farmers are finding themselves on a cruel treadmill of soaring capital investment , the financing of which can only be serviced by increasing mortgages based on the rising cost of land . |
| 27 | Maltreated cats , finding themselves in a similar plight , often approached such women , who befriended them as substitutes for human companionship and love . |
| 28 | Those who live in a high-spending authority , inhabit an expensive house and are part of a small household will find themselves at a triple advantage . |
| 29 | Another forecast is that companies which have committed themselves to supplying multiple retailers — which is still being publicly advanced as the correct structural direction for the beef industry to take — could find themselves at a permanent disadvantage . |
| 30 | Joe Reynolds and Amy Winship might just find themselves with a long weekend ! ’ |