Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] find himself [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 But NoS was more like a racing power-boat , and Horsley soon found himself in the position of a water-skier rather than a captain .
2 Nick Gillingham 's proudest moment was winning a silver medal at the Seoul Olympics almost 2 years ago , but it 's a sad perhaps frustrating fact that Gillingham still finds himself in the shadow of his greatest rival , Adrian Moorhouse .
3 So Ray then found himself in the position of spending a good many of his working hours enforcing a law which he was breaking himself and increasingly afraid of being arrested by one of his mates .
4 Schmidt suddenly found himself in the space between them , his hand outstretched for the lock .
5 Somehow they had found out that there was a prisoner in the hospital and Eric suddenly found himself with a guard of three carabinieri who were ordered to watch over him night and day and never let him out of their sight until arrangements could be made to send him to Germany .
6 Turning for the door , Mungo suddenly found himself in the overwhelming dark .
7 Separated from his tutor , Charles nevertheless found himself in a fairly congenial environment : Markward was a noted scholar , and PrĂ¼m 's library was well-stocked .
8 Charles also found himself in a difficult position .
9 Charles now found himself in a situation that would often recur : he had important unfinished business in Aquitaine , but his presence was required in Francia .
10 His unit is stationed near the Cambodian border , and Chris soon finds himself on a night patrol in the jungle .
11 Funnily enough , Mr Goodfellow now finds himself in a similar situation to the late Leo Fender , having left his original company bearing his name ( now owned as a registered trademark by Lowden ) .
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