Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pn reflx] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was also surprising to hear that so many found it possible to stick to this diet when normally they found themselves lacking in the willpower department . |
| 2 | Users had to present their data in ways laid down by the DP department ; they found themselves bound by the DP department 's priorities rather than by their own ; and , in addition , they had to compete with colleagues for use of the computer 's facilities . |
| 3 | They found themselves sandwiched between the unhappy and unwilling Germans , and the aggressive , intolerant and uncomprehending Russians . |
| 4 | This is the date England had originally set aside for a friendly against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin but which both Robson and Jack Charlton agreed to abandon when they found themselves paired in the same World Cup group . |
| 5 | And they found themselves hurried from the room . |