Example sentences of "[pron] may [verb] [pn reflx] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another who may find himself in the same situation will call upon all his inner resources in his efforts to deal with the problem . |
| 2 | Try eating a small amount of a low-fat , high-carbohydrate food before each meal , otherwise you may stuff yourself in a futile attempt to be satiated then eat a rich pudding anyway , since all you really wanted was the carbohydrate . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If you are selling a house and buying another one , you may find yourself in a position where you have to wait for your purchaser to complete , whereas your new home is ready . |
| 5 | Jules laughed , but then added more seriously , ‘ Nevertheless , you may find yourself in a difficult position before much longer , Alice . |
| 6 | You may find yourself in a situation where there is no language school , no textbook , and even no written form of the language . |
| 7 | ‘ Do as I say , Robyn , or you may find yourself in a whole load of trouble . ’ |
| 8 | You may find yourself in the midst of a lengthy disputation about the rights and wrongs of a particular request you made ( 'But you said another five minutes , mum ! ' ) . |
| 9 | You may find yourself in an established language school with a well-designed language course and well-qualified teachers . |
| 10 | But if we then turn to the ego — and , still more , the superego — and try to understand the sequence of development there we may find ourselves in the predicament of a person who tried to investigate the musical education of a child who had started learning the piano with grade 2 , then gone on to grade 3 , and finally ended with grade 1 ! |
| 11 | And on the other side , subordinate groups have no other recourse than armed revolt if they are deprived of other means of exercising political rights ; or they may find themselves in a situation where their formal rights can only be made effective in practice by the use or threat of violence . |
| 12 | It may show itself in the formation of groups with a hierarchical power structure , or as an outwardly driving force , such as is found in a hunting group . |
| 13 | So , when it returns for yet another pre-killed dish of food , it may find itself in a listless , frustrated mood . |
| 14 | It is only in the pursuit of important goals that he may see himself in a negative light , and only during the recurrence of situations similar to the childhood loss that brought the negative schema into existence . |