Example sentences of "[verb] found [pn reflx] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ’ . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She had found herself in the safe nook between Fenna 's sail-like wing and the crenellated and fantastic fortress of his spine . |
| 6 | It was yielding some ore but had found itself amongst the old bottoms out of which " the eyes had been picked " . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ We have found ourselves in the unusual position of having created our own market . ’ |