Example sentences of "find [pn reflx] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tenants who refuse to accept leases are given notice to quit and find themselves on the streets after years of loyal service . |
| 2 | Careful plans have been made for these people so that when the hospital eventually closes they will not find themselves on the streets . |
| 3 | How wonderful , I thought , if today 's humans could find themselves on the shores of England seeing and getting mixed up with Caesar 's army in 54 BC , landing to take over the country ; be in burning Rome as Nero fiddled ; get involved in Europe 's tragic thirty years war , etc. , etc . |
| 4 | Fish , too , can sometimes find themselves with the eggs of another species , as in the case of perch and minnows ( see BBC WILDLIFE , December , p824 ) . |
| 5 | Planned tours aside , it 's just possible that all of the Brennan family could soon find themselves in the charts . |
| 6 | Sometimes at night I 'd find myself beyond the souks in narrow lanes between windowless houses . |