Example sentences of "[pers pn] find [pron] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With jackdaws and Mambas both out of the frame , I found myself considering the bizarre idea that the storm had something to do with the disappearance of my dead sister 's remains . |
| 2 | Anyway , I did some radio interviews and I was quite taken aback when I found myself over the front page of the Evening Standard . |
| 3 | It was definitely time to say farewell and stepping down from the canal at that point I found myself on the very street of my son 's house . |
| 4 | In a short while , limping and protesting , I found myself at the local prison , pushed into a filthy stinking room with some two dozen other malefactors . |
| 5 | I found myself in the curious position of being the sponsor minister of the industry and also the minister ultimately answerable for health service spending . |
| 6 | I stayed there for a week in January and for once I found myself in the overworked brochure cliche : Marrakech is a city of contrasts and a fascinating blend of the old and new . |
| 7 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge . |
| 8 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge |
| 9 | The WAAF suddenly wound the chair back and I found myself in the semi-prone position with the white bulk looming over me . |
| 10 | ( Once , taking the night train from London to Paris , I found myself in the locked sleeping compartment of a locked coach in a locked hold beneath the waterline on a cross-channel ferry ; I did n't think of Jonah at the time , but perhaps my panic was related to his . |
| 11 | The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke . |
| 12 | By chance , I found myself in the royal apartments , a long , polished gallery where the freshly waxed wood winked in the sunlight and the walls shimmered with the exquisite tapestries hung there . |
| 13 | But afterwards , I found myself in the dim bathroom of my hut staring at a haunted face . |
| 14 | Without knowing how , I found myself in the smart medieval quarter again . |
| 15 | When I made my way down its spiral staircase I found myself in the main thoroughfare of the town where I was born . |
| 16 | I found none of the double entendres in Whiplash Whispers funny , and the illustrations were a bit tasteless . |
| 17 | ‘ I found it on the barbed wire . |
| 18 | ‘ I have to confess that I find nothing in the current stock of recent coursebooks to compare in originality or methodological advance with the vastly popular Headway series … ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I have to confess that I find nothing in the current stock of recent coursebooks to compare in originality or methodological advance with the vastly popular Headway series … ’ — Coursebooks for the '90s , EFL Gazette |
| 20 | I find it in the unlikeliest places , many of which had not sold it for at least 25 years . |
| 21 | She found them in the Green Room . |
| 22 | So it was a short time later she found herself under the hard eyes of Sister Mary , the large nun she remembered from last night , and her very hard hand . |
| 23 | She used the buses and wherever she found herself on the last bus at night , whether at her own home or at her son 's , she would stay for the night only to set off again early the following morning . |
| 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 | Later , she found herself in the front passenger seat of a comfortable grey Rover , and as the car negotiated the twists and turns of the mountainous road she stole side-glances at Silas 's profile . |
| 26 | She found herself in the public library . |
| 27 | Then , round a corner , you find yourself in the famous archaeological dig , which has been reconstructed where it took place , with the preserved tenth century buildings re-erected where they were found . |
| 28 | Helping an elderly parent through her sorrow can be a long , hard haul , but very rewarding in the end — not only in terms of her recovery , but also because , if you find yourself in the same position in later years , you will look back on this experience you shared with her and find that it has left you with a far deeper understanding of grief , and a greater confidence in the healing power of time to see you through your own period of adjustment to loss . |
| 29 | Finally , helped by a rope suspended from the cliff top , we found ourselves on the central plateau . |
| 30 | We found ourselves by the gloomy canal that runs through the north of the park . |