Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [vb -s] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The United States thus finds itself in a no-win situation : the more it is seen to be intervening against him , the more it is likely to reinforce his position . |
| 2 | Nick Gillingham 's proudest moment was winning a silver medal at the Seoul Olympics almost 2 years ago , but it 's a sad perhaps frustrating fact that Gillingham still finds himself in the shadow of his greatest rival , Adrian Moorhouse . |
| 3 | IBM also finds itself at the wrong end of several historical trends . |
| 4 | ‘ Internationally , ’ the Jerusalem Post noted , ‘ Israel suddenly finds itself in a glare of warm light as excruciatingly awkward as it is refreshingly flattering — a position of strength based almost entirely on passivity . |
| 5 | In examining my own background it seems logical to refer to the findings of Selvini Palazzoli and Minuchin on the families of anorexics , but whereas Minuchin especially confines himself to the family ambience at the time of the onset of the disease , I should like to say a little more about the genesis of that family ambience . |
| 6 | His unit is stationed near the Cambodian border , and Chris soon finds himself on a night patrol in the jungle . |
| 7 | In his statement released on the eve of the resumption of the Geneva Conference on Disarmament [ see p. 37979 ] , Bush said that " we are formally forswearing the use of chemical weapons for any reason , including retaliation " and added that " the USA unconditionally commits itself to the destruction of all our stocks of chemical weapons within 10 years of [ the convention 's ] entry into force " . |
| 8 | Funnily enough , Mr Goodfellow now finds himself in a similar situation to the late Leo Fender , having left his original company bearing his name ( now owned as a registered trademark by Lowden ) . |