Example sentences of "find themselves [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good luck to all those , and there are dozens , who this spring find themselves beyond the dressing-room doors . |
| 2 | This controversy , usefully outlined in the Report of the Committee on One-Parent Families ( Finer , 1974 , Vol. 2 , pp. 136–47 ) crystal-lises the state 's dilemma of how to deal with women who , by ‘ failing ’ to play the part expected of them ( i.e. by ending their marriages or by having a child without ever having been married ) find themselves without the support of a man . |
| 3 | However , Nottingham Forest find themselves at the foot of a Premier League where standards are low , largely due to a paucity of decent managers and where none have Clough 's breadth of knowledge and experience . |
| 4 | Each year groups from mainland Spain find themselves at the house of the White Dove , a name symbolic of the peace and comfort which they experience through his caring approach . |
| 5 | I agree with him that they have an important role to play in a fully integrated service for mentally ill people , but the House would mislead itself if it believed that those mentally ill people who find themselves on the streets are drawn from those patients who have been discharged from long-term care in hospitals . |
| 6 | The inclusion of a counselling element into such groups is based on the understanding of their potential value in facilitating and enabling personal change , by helping group members understand their own thoughts and feelings , and in changing their coping behaviour to the situations in which they find themselves within the group . |
| 7 | When people from this background find themselves in the middle of an industrial set-up , it is not easy for them to adjust their values or frames of reference , just as people from an industrial society , used to individual wages and jobs , would feel confused if suddenly thrust into a peasant society . |
| 8 | Tower play : The Beautiful People in Baywatch ( Saturday , UTV , 5.40pm ) find themselves in the centre of a hostage drama this week when an escaped prisoner holds Summer and Stephanie . |
| 9 | But until they get any money back , the Tysons find themselves in the position of the gambler who gambled all and lost . |
| 10 | Any members who find themselves in the Adelaide area can be assured of a warm welcome there . |
| 11 | The central concern of all four of these 1949 conventions is the protection of victims of war , especially victims who in one way or another find themselves in the hands of the adversary . |
| 12 | Another potential problem for patients is that they find themselves in the role of information-giver , and it is often information of a very personal nature . |
| 13 | In the years leading up to retirement and after , women often find themselves in the role of carer , looking after an aged partner or ailing parents and other relations , or in certain situations , adult children . |
| 14 | There are many reasons why an increasing number of people , men as well as women , find themselves in the role of home nurse nowadays . |
| 15 | For instance , Music and Sports both find themselves in the Arts . |