Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pn reflx] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Many observers supposed that the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 would force the Junkers to embark on a programme of liberalisation and reform lest they should find themselves facing a similar threat . |
2 | As you sip coffee and liqueurs in the Aquarium bar with new-found friends , you 'll hear yourself making the firm promise ‘ I 'll be back ’ . |
3 | If you are a consultant to a developing Mini-Enterprise you might find yourself spending a whole day in the school . |
4 | You 'll find yourself taking a few measurements , unless you have the architect 's drawing of your abode , in which case the walls and doors and windows are child 's play to put onto your plan . |
5 | ‘ How about if it was the only way you could save yourself losing every corporate customer you 've got ? ’ |
6 | She could imagine herself choosing a likely house , watching for its inhabitants to be out , gliding into it , getting her hands around valuables — after all , she did know what was valuable and what was n't . |
7 | Whatever happened , however far he was driven by forces outside his control , there was surely no way in which a man with only 67 12s. 9d. could find himself acquiring a delightful property or superior detached residence . |
8 | SCIENTISTS , doctors , lawyers , accountants , journalists , newsagents — indeed anyone who stores the names and addresses of business contacts on a personal computer or word processor — could find themselves committing a criminal offence if government plans for data protection , presented to the House of Commons this week , becomes law . |
9 | With the onset of the government 's new community care policies , many women will find themselves playing the traditional role of carers without payment and will consequently find it more difficult to get out to work . |
10 | In an automatic attempt to improve this the sender will find himself repeating the same statements several times , with variations , in response to repeated questions from the receivers . |
11 | Now Chancellor Norman Lamont will find himself facing a full-scale sterling crisis when he flies home from his Italian holiday next week . |
12 | When you watch the video you will find yourself following a short story about a young girl , unsure just what the future will unfold for her , in her search for a career . |
13 | On the one hand , if the chosen index rises faster than rents , or if rents fall , the tenant may find himself paying a rent in excess of the market rent ; on the other hand , if rents rise faster than the chosen index , the landlord may find himself receiving an uneconomic return from his property . |
14 | You may find yourself writing a large number of similar letters on a regular basis . |
15 | Occasionally agencies work under contract to one hospital or authority , and you may find yourself becoming a semi-permanent fixture in one post . |
16 | Couples in this kind of situation , suddenly confronted by each other 's moods , prejudices , foibles , and , indeed , continued presence day after day , may find themselves facing a great new emotional challenge at a time in life when they thought they knew everything they needed to know about their relationship . |
17 | Instead of dispensing advice and controlling the purse strings , elders may find themselves servicing the young family by doing shopping and escorting the children to school . |
18 | One day America may find itself facing the last generation of its own weapons , which it had sold to its enemy in friendlier times . |