Example sentences of "and find themselves [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They turned a corner and found themselves outside the cone shaped building . |
| 2 | They pushed through the door , and found themselves in a big general office . |
| 3 | They jogged round a corner , and found themselves in what passed for the town square of Dead Rat , Arizona . |
| 4 | They came out of a summer house or folly , or some such thing , and found themselves in the company of a servant girl who was out walking . |
| 5 | And it was here , after the house-warming party which began with hours of few arrivals and long silences , that she and Hugh had finished what was left of the Carafino and found themselves in the narrow bed in the basement where this dramatically argumentative child had been conceived . |
| 6 | Those who had no qualifications and no regular occupation were also more likely to have little family support , and to find themselves at eighteen or younger , living on state benefits in lodgings , single bedsits , or flats shared with other young people . |
| 7 | Visitors look around and find themselves at a party , surrounded by chatting people , but their journey takes on a new twist as they glass is tipped , a face looms over the rim and they are poured into the drinkers throat . |
| 8 | Parents who have read this book and find themselves in agreement with the concept of a religion based on the Created God will realise that ritual has no part in it . |
| 9 | I have canvassed the views of my hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government and Inner Cities who is very European , and he assures me that people who live in the southern part of Spain were totally bemused to wake up one day and find themselves in an invented region called Andalusia with a different Government from than in Madrid . |
| 10 | In many cases people with equipment and experience suitable for gentler slopes lose their way and find themselves in areas with gradients and conditions which they are unable to handle . |
| 11 | Tenants who refuse to accept leases are given notice to quit and find themselves on the streets after years of loyal service . |