Example sentences of "find themselves [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 They trade with each other and then , next period , may find themselves on different islands and the whole process is repeated .
2 ‘ My fear is that people who are not suspected of committing an immigration offence may find themselves on this machine , which could have startling ramifications for them , ’ he said this week .
3 It would need to find private land on which to meet and other hunts across the region may find themselves with similar problems .
4 Under Conservative administrations the unions are persona non grata — their interests may be legislated against and their protests and strike actions ignored — whereas business interest groups may find themselves with special influence over public policy .
5 Sunderland have lost their last five League matches , and there is a growing danger that the FA Cup finalists might find themselves in deep relegation trouble if they do no concentrate on the matter in hand Second Division survival .
6 Certainly , it was at one time essential for certain musical movements to be of a precise length , for otherwise the dancers of gavottes and minuets would find themselves in sorry confusion .
7 First-time buyers — especially in the South-east — frequently borrow to the very limit of their capacity to repay , and if there is a change for the worse in their circumstances , or if interest rates rise steeply , then they may find themselves in great difficulty .
8 It is an important matter because clearly if er if the matter er if the suspicion er turns out to have been reasonable but not to bear t further examination then an accountant er could find themselves in great difficulty er both with regard to pecuniary difficulty and also professional difficulty and it 's something the minister needs to look at .
9 But the passing over of Neil Back leaves the Lions without a commodity of which they could find themselves in dire need .
10 Since migrants and alien communities obliged to leave en masse usually return to their countries of origin , they are not usually technically refugees ; nevertheless they may find themselves in refugee-like situations .
11 Many players will find themselves in this hazard if they do not think first before playing .
12 Certainly in the case of the first of those conditions the present appellants would find themselves in considerable difficulty .
13 English fans could find themselves alongside rival Hungarians when Manchester United lead football league clubs back into Europe tomorrow after a five year absence .
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