Example sentences of "find [pn reflx] [adj] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The poet gave it to Alice Stopford Green wife of that frail and ‘ singularly attractive ’ priest of St. Philip 's , Stepney , who awoke one day to find himself famous with the publication of his Short History of the English People , one of the most vivid and colourful of histories , first issued in 1874 and later ( 1877–80 ) expanded to four handsome illustrated volumes . |
| 2 | As the man withdrew as silently as he had arrived , Joan was surprised to find herself alone with the young king . |
| 3 | For some reason she found herself obsessed with the idea that she should get up to lay the table . |
| 4 | It was the morning of Emilia Frere 's departure from the Hall and for a few minutes Louisa found herself alone with the Rector , who fingered the brim of his hat and beamed like the milky sun outside . |
| 5 | I find myself alone with the steward who tells me has been working on this line for the past twenty-five years . |