Example sentences of "find [pn reflx] facing the " in BNC.

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1 CAPENHURST foreman John Albino found himself facing the cameras and some tough questions recently .
2 Turning around , she found herself facing the dark , handsome-looking woman who 'd arrived with Ross Aldridge and whom Diane assumed to be his wife .
3 Now , in the bitter 1980s they found themselves facing the impact of annual cuts in real funding , and pressures to apply new codes of managerial techniques and short-term profit-making out of tune with the traditional practices of British universities .
4 Around 11.30am Cumberland deployed his four marching columns into three lines abreast and the troops moved forward in their battle formation until , 500 yards [ 460 m ] ahead , they found themselves facing the rebel lines , stretching from Culloden park on the rebel left to the walled Culwiniac farm enclosure on their right .
5 Mr Collin said some people have threatened to withhold the £20 surcharge in protest only to find themselves facing the threat of court action .
6 Although in general the evidence suggests that it is usually the man 's retirement that provokes most friction , this may change as more of today 's working wives turn sixty and find themselves facing the same need to make difficult adjustments .
7 One day America may find itself facing the last generation of its own weapons , which it had sold to its enemy in friendlier times .
8 Today 's new mother may well find herself facing the additional difficulty of coping alone with her new-born infant — whether due to choice or circumstance .
9 In particular , those who borrowed more than was perhaps prudent , based on the expectation of a continuing rise in the price of property , may find themselves facing the twin problems of a capital loss and higher mortgage repayments .
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