Example sentences of "find [pn reflx] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If justice reigns at all , we will find ourselves barred at the first threshold of the underworld . |
| 2 | And yet it was inevitable , given our subject matter , that we should find ourselves caught in the inherent conflict between fact and faith . |
| 3 | A Scottish Labour Member could find himself isolated on the Committee and virtually speaking to the walls of the Committee Room , because he will get no reasonable or logical answers from Ministers who have no responsibility for Scottish education and will be unable to deal with the criticisms and questions which that Labour Member may raise . |
| 4 | A shopkeeper who refused to sell constables cigarettes at a discount and complained of the illegal sale of similar goods to the public from their own trading organization , the Police Guild , could find himself summonsed by the same officers for employing children under age ( which in turn gave rise to the banning of the Police Guild by the Watch Committee ) . |
| 5 | This is a sad state of affairs , particularly to be deplored when it is not too difficult to see that a church organisation might well find itself put into the category of a nationalised business . |
| 6 | I want to reach a larger audience : I 've already made five records on indies , so maybe it 's time to move on , but some younger bands are gon na find themselves pushed into the limelight when they 're not ready . |
| 7 | The minority who do find themselves embroiled in the criminal justice system are usually involved in petty crime such as shoplifting , casual theft , prostitution and minor public order offences rather than violent crime , and may become frequent offenders — magistrates complain that they see a procession of recidivist minor offenders in whom unemployment , poverty , poor intellect , long-standing emotional and social difficulties and a wide range of mental health problems are compounded . |
| 8 | Rapidly they will find themselves supported in the meetings as well . |
| 9 | What usually happens is that , because the pressure to succeed has been removed , before that two weeks has elapsed the couple will find themselves overcome by the passion of the moment and a joyous and successful sexual encounter is likely to result . |
| 10 | Undergraduates could soon find themselves billeted within the walls of a Victorian jail . |
| 11 | Even though the Ministry of Defence has already drawn up plans to pull Britain 's 2,400 troops out of the danger zone swiftly , they could find themselves caught in the crossfire very quickly . |
| 12 | The school had an excellent library , especially in the English section , and I would find myself immersed in the literary essays of T. S. Eliot , I. A. Richards , W. K. Wimsatt , Bradley or Dover Wilson , Maud Bodkin on archetypal patterns or Caroline Spurgeon on Shakespeare 's imagery . |
| 13 | I hope that some of you reading this book will find yourself reflected in the images here . |
| 14 | Whichever facilities you choose to use you will find yourself delighted by the centres setting . |