Example sentences of "found [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And already we 've found ourselves with the word on our lips ! |
| 2 | ‘ … we have found ourselves at the end of the research thoroughly persuaded of its merits . |
| 3 | ‘ We have found ourselves in the unusual position of having created our own market . ’ |
| 4 | One scholar has found himself in the awkward position of having to describe William Falconer , author of The Shipwreck , as ‘ a peasant of the sea ’ . |
| 5 | The court was influenced by evidence pointing to the fact that the defendants had been negligent and it was stated that had steps been taken to mitigate the nuisance , the Council would not have found itself in the position it was now in . |
| 6 | In this chapter I have made no attempt to discuss why it should be that the DES has found itself in the situation of promulgating these various initiatives , or indeed how it sees the relationship between them . |
| 7 | It was yielding some ore but had found itself amongst the old bottoms out of which " the eyes had been picked " . |
| 8 | She 'd found herself on the receiving end of a great deal of teasing about her impromptu topless dip in the sea and her valiant rescuer , and she 'd fenced it as calmly as she could . |
| 9 | She had found herself in the safe nook between Fenna 's sail-like wing and the crenellated and fantastic fortress of his spine . |
| 10 | The walls were maroon and the carpet was purple and the effect was expensive , but Lee felt as depressed as if she had found herself in the smelly hallway of a neglected and deprived residence . |
| 11 | I 'd found myself in the company of two groups of schoolchildren between the ages of seven and thirteen who 'd come to take part in this year 's Young National Trust Theatre production , Two Nations , an exploration of the divisions existing in Victorian society . |
| 12 | If I had chosen the North Stand I would have found myself in the middle of those awful drunken , swearing and spitting Ards fans . |
| 13 | The marketing agents , Telemundi , have found themselves with the unenviable task of selling an event that has yet to capture the imagination of public and sponsors in a soccer-mad-country at a time when all media resources are concentrated on the approaching Olympic Games . |
| 14 | The elation he 'd felt the day before at his own breathtaking adventure with the Moi girl now also seemed suddenly shameful to him , and he began to wonder if his exaggerated pride in the deed had n't been the direct cause of the danger in which he and his mother had suddenly found themselves on the plain . |
| 15 | Ferryhill , who have found themselves on the fringe of the relegation zone , are without four players , all injured , so Wayne Peachey is set to play . |
| 16 | The Oxford ordination ceremonies have been booked for April the sixteenth and seventeenth of next year although the Diocese stresses there 's been no race to be first , they 've merely found themselves at the head of the queue . |
| 17 | Had John Dorahy not rashly attempted a dropped goal on the first tackle in the closing stages , the Second Division side might have found themselves in the final . |
| 18 | On the night the piece was shown in August 1990 , and the following day , Thames Television ran a Help Line staffed by experienced money advisers for viewers who had found themselves in the same situation as Sue and Tony . |
| 19 | They were smiling , willing , charming , but they looked like a family from a breakfast cereal commercial who had somehow found themselves in the middle of a real occasion . |
| 20 | These were articulate people , perhaps better able to deal with the press and media than some other families who have found themselves in the same position . |
| 21 | It is not the first time the British have found themselves in the path of an offensive , it is the first time they 've evacuated , in such numbers and with such urgency . |
| 22 | Alternatively , you might have found yourself without the ready money you needed to snap up a bargain — like that washing machine you saw in the sales . |