Example sentences of "[noun sg] find [pron] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy found me at the sweet shop across the street , and told me of the drama . |
| 2 | More than one Gaullist found himself in the difficult situation of having to give de Gaulle a lecture in Gaullism . |
| 3 | It was a huge relief to find himself in the big bedroom with its heavy mahogany furniture . |
| 4 | Indeed , while with one hand trying to hold down expenditure by local authorities , the Government found itself by the late 1980s involved with the other hand in massive ear-marked spending on inner urban areas . |
| 5 | Almost without knowing how she had got there , Folly found herself on the other side of the double doors , pushing through a curtain of leaves that shrouded the entrance . |
| 6 | The severe straits in which the Treasury found itself after the Crimean War made it seem quite impractical to seek a solution which involved increasing the duties of officialdom . |
| 7 | Paul Way found himself on the receiving end of a £100 fine for a breach of the P.G.A . |
| 8 | Other artisan groups also from time to time found themselves on the receiving end of employer " impositions " . |
| 9 | If the adventurers stop to negotiate , Juliane explains that she and Maximilian have come to the Castle to find something in the Great Tower . |