Example sentences of "find herself [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which is how she came to find herself in such an embarrassing position . |
| 2 | One Keighley mill warper 's wife found herself with four to care for ; and even one could stir up great resentment . |
| 3 | After winning the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Prize in 1964 , she found herself in great demand abroad as well as at home , and sang in the first performance of Handel 's Messiah in Israel . |
| 4 | Now the old problem arose again : she found herself in new places and she was more interested in exploring them thoroughly than she was in the chick , even though she was at flying weight . |
| 5 | Gasping , Sabine found herself in other arms , steadied by another body . |
| 6 | She stepped through the doors , and found herself in total darkness . |
| 7 | But Folly found it all rather overwhelming , as if she had suddenly been spirited away by a magic carpet and found herself in some Sultan 's harem . |
| 8 | She , who had always pulled the strings , to have found herself in this position . |
| 9 | If she 'd stayed in a fit state then she would n't have found herself in this situation now . |
| 10 | The campaign to save a local arts centre starts innocently enough , but soon becomes the target for intimidation , and Jane finds herself in increasing danger as she uncovers layers of corruption that spread from an Oxford college to the Houses of Parliament . |
| 11 | The king there is Abimelech , and Sarah finds herself in another royal harem . |
| 12 | Why should this presentable , able-bodied girl who seemed so willing and meticulous in carrying out her chores , find herself in such a hopeless position ? |
| 13 | Finding herself in severe financial straits she went along to the appropriate authority to ask for money to buy food for her children . |
| 14 | Suddenly finding herself in this strange dark place she naturally tried to retreat from it and all the farmer did was guide her . |
| 15 | It was the strain — deep down she knew — the strain of finding herself in this diabolical situation , the strain of being alone here , like this , with his contempt and superiority , struggling constantly against the physical awareness of him , the electricity that his presence produced . |
| 16 | Day by day her bewilderment increased , and , such was the fascination exercised upon the mind by these anarchic powers , she might find herself at any step allured in folly , and dizzily unaware of her plight . |
| 17 | Yet a woman who had lost a husband or failed to get one at all , might find herself in genuine distress . |
| 18 | If somebody had told her she 'd find herself in this same dubious position all over again , even one hour ago , she would have laughed right in their face . |