Example sentences of "[vb base] themselves [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tired , not to say bemused , by their recently-acquired reputation as miserygobs and no-hopers , POP WILL EAT ITSELF recently decided to follow the example of history 's great groups and get themselves photographed with a very famous and trendy actor . |
| 2 | After the humiliating training they find themselves participating in a war they neither care about nor understand . |
| 3 | The result has been a noticeable increase in the number of pilots who suddenly find themselves faced with a situation far beyond their control , usually a situation that they had not even considered at the start of the flight . |
| 4 | As employers find themselves competing for a falling number of young workers , there is a real opportunity to change out-dated and discriminatory attitudes towards older people . |
| 5 | When Orcs or Goblins march off to battle they invariably find themselves accompanied by a horde of Snotlings armed with bits of wood , broken spears , and weapons they have stolen or scrounged . |
| 6 | Ironically many of these people were once keen sports enthusiasts who , due to injury or accident , find themselves confined to a wheelchair . |
| 7 | Characters who make it to the top of the hill see a brilliant flash of sunlight , experience momentarily the scent of a summer day abundant with wild flowers and the taste of sweet wine and nectar- and then find themselves standing in a corridor , with their backs to the west wall , opposite the door to the scribe 's room ( location 59 ) . |
| 8 | Even if the government backs legislation ( and even more so when it does not and the Houses find themselves confronted by a Private Member 's Bill ) no Bill will ever be passed which offends against the deeply held beliefs of Members , unless amended to accommodate them . |
| 9 | By primary seven , the class of around 25 is more confident about relationships , but find themselves torn in a discussion of loyalties . |