Example sentences of "[verb] found [pn reflx] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If I had chosen the North Stand I would have found myself in the middle of those awful drunken , swearing and spitting Ards fans . |
| 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 | And already we 've found ourselves with the word on our lips ! |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ … we have found ourselves at the end of the research thoroughly persuaded of its merits . |