Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] find [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If something unexpected happens during an inner journey — perhaps one of your guides will appear when you were expecting your inner child , or you find yourself in a cave rather than on a riverbank — go with your own experience . |
| 2 | IT was on a very wet Saturday afternoon that I found myself on the top of the North Downs observing whiffs of smoke emerging from a boiler which to all intents and purposes was standing among a mountain of waste metal in a field almost miles from anywhere . |
| 3 | Not much else is needed to prompt a visit than a map and some route descriptions , so thus it was that we found ourselves between the Vénéon and the Etançons on the campsite at La Bérade in August . |
| 4 | No sooner are we out of Eden than we find ourselves in a field stained with a brother 's blood ( 4.1–16 ) . |
| 5 | Another potential problem for patients is that they find themselves in the role of information-giver , and it is often information of a very personal nature . |
| 6 | So perhaps it is no wonder that we are not the only ones who perceive the system as unjust , and that it finds itself with a crisis of legitimacy on its hands . |
| 7 | He did n't believe it up to the moment that he found himself outside a half-house that had once been graced by a classical loggia . |
| 8 | The emphasis on pace bowling meant that he found himself in a rather curious position . |
| 9 | Then I get this hot feeling at the back of my head and everything goes funny and I find myself on the floor . |
| 10 | And I find myself on the pavement … crowds yelling … men surging towards the entrance , trying to get in , police with truncheons swinging — then my most terrifying experience . |
| 11 | Then , as my breath has now returned to me and I find myself in the company of my bestest friend , it is my considered opinion that we proceed together upon the epic journey and face as one whatever adventures lie before . ’ |
| 12 | Then it stopped and I found myself on the side opposite to her . |
| 13 | Then the talk turned to the West and I found myself at the centre of questions . |
| 14 | The scene shifted and I found myself at the head of a stairwell , aware that yet another place might be reached but only by somersaulting over the banister and walking my feet down the opposite wall as one might descend a defile in a crag . |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose I took the wrong path , ’ he said , ‘ and I found myself at the edge of a cliff . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I 'd been playing slide for years and I found myself in a blues band . |
| 18 | and I found myself in a bare street . |
| 19 | The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke . |
| 20 | The WAAF suddenly wound the chair back and I found myself in the semi-prone position with the white bulk looming over me . |
| 21 | But I fancy that if I found myself on the field of Waterloo with a foot missing , or in a dentist 's chair without benefit of anaesthetic — a future form of laudanum — or faced with a work-situation in which my family were slowly being starved and degraded , then my conclusions might reasonably be the same . ) |
| 22 | Personally , I have a basic level of awareness which I raise if I find myself in a place or situation which could prove a problem . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | His dark eyes met hers as if he felt her surreptitious appraisal , and she found herself at the receiving end of that long , sardonic smile . |
| 25 | It swung open on well-oiled hinges , and she found herself in a much wilder part of the garden , with tall grass , spreading trees , and a large pond fringed with rushes . |
| 26 | Her new velvet cloak was whisked away , and she found herself in a large red room full of lights and people . |
| 27 | Here the lane ended , and she found herself by the Green , facing the tiny weather-beaten church . |
| 28 | If you find yourself as a group leader or chairman accept the responsibility . |
| 29 | If you find yourself with a file that 's big enough to manipulate but too big to turn into an ASCII file , cos it does use a lot of |
| 30 | Well , my stars say if you find yourself at a low ebb this weekend do n't worry . |