Example sentences of "find itself [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this view industry found itself subordinated to older sections of the upper class both economically and culturally . |
| 2 | The government found itself derided for its failure to stand up for Serbia , assert Russian interests in the Straits — the focal point of nationalist aspiration — and face the confrontation between Slav and Teuton which was widely thought to be inevitable . |
| 3 | If fleeing and hiding have failed and the prey finds itself cornered by its would-be killer , it may make one last desperate attempt to save itself , by throwing caution to the wind and attacking the predator physically . |
| 4 | To add force to their indebtedness , each satellite finds itself enmeshed in a web of controls and relationships which institutionalise Soviet involvement in their internal affairs . |
| 5 | The state formerly reviled for cleaving too closely to Moscow 's line now finds itself berated by the Kremlin as well as the Western world for not following the path of glasnost and perestroika . |
| 6 | The Royal Family , just like the Labour Party , finds itself spooked by the Zeitgeist . |