Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the middle of the twentieth century , Adorno found himself confronted with a cultural field in which the squeezed and narrowing pinnacle of aesthetic difference and negation had all but detached itself completely from the squat , commodified mass of capitalist ‘ affirmative ’ culture . |
| 2 | Guido and Agnese had so much to talk about , and Ronni found herself included with perfect ease . |
| 3 | Emaciated , servile , exhausted , Stepan and Ilya Holovich found themselves herded with a hundred thousand others into the Displacement Camps . |
| 4 | All the same , her dreamy enjoyment faded and as Felipe was almost smothered by Candace and Mitch was utterly involved with Ana , who refused to be more than primly polite to the new arrivals , Maggie found herself encumbered with Peter Rainford , who sat as close as he could get and set out to entertain her . |
| 5 | At home , Faye pronounced herself satisfied with the haircut , but her praise was given absently , and after she had told Belinda to hurry and dress as the guests were due at five , she said too casually , ‘ And before you go , love , would you get me a couple of Panadols ? |
| 6 | Howard Wilkinson declared himself satisfied with Leeds ' pre-season progress so far , and was especially pleased that Deane had got his first goal . |
| 7 | Lindsey found herself gazing with fascination at the figure reclining in the bed . |
| 8 | It was clear that the department would need to move with the times if its pupils were to continue to get good results , and , encouraged by her new Head of Department , Joanne found herself entrusted with the management of a curriculum innovation for the intake year . |
| 9 | In his corner Joseph found himself grappling with an overwhelming sense of bewilderment . |
| 10 | To his increasing embarrassment , Montrose found himself bombarded with solicitations from three directions , which left him in an impossible situation . |
| 11 | Emily found herself inundated with people wanting to make orders and cursed herself for not being prepared . |
| 12 | His voice was jocular and Kate found herself laughing with him . |
| 13 | Phillips declared themselves satisfied with their turnover of £85.3 million ( $168 million ) for the twelve month period ending July 1992 . |
| 14 | Christina felt herself relaxing with Elaine , and was enjoying the company of another female for the first time in weeks . |
| 15 | Robertson found himself agreeing with its sentiments . |
| 16 | By becoming the 1990 medallist , Paddy Barry finds himself ranked with such legends of the sea as Francis Chichester , Eric Tabarly , Bernard Moitesserie , Eric Hiscock , Bill Tilman , Rod Stephens . |
| 17 | John Douglas found himself charged with behaviour likely to lead to a breach of the peace as a result of some remarks he is said to have made at a meeting in Rathfriland . |
| 18 | Once again Leonora found herself fighting with the tiller in a dinghy threatening to stand on its head in a mountainous sea , but this time when the engine cut out she was plucked from the boat before she could hit the water . |
| 19 | He returned from a cold and rainy holiday in Switzerland to find himself faced with a mountain of correspondence and other business ( he was receiving in this period something like fifty letters a day , although most of them were handled by Valerie Fletcher ) . |
| 20 | At the same time as this threat Henry found himself faced with a revolt of a section of the Breton nobility , alarmed by his high-handed treatment of their duchy , and there were already hints of trouble elsewhere in his dominions . |
| 21 | They scattered and Melissa found herself left with Rose , Daphne , and the two girls Sue and Janey . |
| 22 | But then there was the question of replacing Susy , without James running himself ragged with the thousand-and-one chicks who wanted nothing better than a quick hop in the bed with a world star . |