Example sentences of "[vb past] ourselves [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We got ourselves into one of those silly situations , in the middle of 1883 , which meant there was no way for me to remain . |
| 2 | We got caught up in the keep-fit bandwagon in the mid 80s and got ourselves into shape . |
| 3 | ‘ Then we got ourselves into a winning position only for carelessness to force us to go back to their place for a replay . ’ |
| 4 | We made ourselves at home , ate the simple food sent across to us from the refectory and retired to bed . |
| 5 | By the time we lowered ourselves over the bergschrund and had descended the soggy snow of the glacier , the sun was dipping below the satellites of Mt Blanc . |
| 6 | She , too , was a ‘ scholarship girl ’ and we prided ourselves on being the two most intelligent girls in the place . |
| 7 | A short bubble-ride up to 1850m brought us to L'Altipiano , where we fortified ourselves for the afternoon 's skiing with a lengthy and very enjoyable lunch . |
| 8 | So we spent the night at a cheap bed and breakfast nearby , and fortified ourselves with a breakfast of sausages , bacon and eggs . |
| 9 | We regarded ourselves as more hostages than prisoners . |
| 10 | I booked half-board and every night in the ‘ EL PATIO ANDALUZ ’ , we helped ourselves to delicious hot or cold food , washed down with free wine or soft drinks . |
| 11 | We walked straight to the head of the queue and helped ourselves from a huge cauldron which was steaming on top of an oven . |
| 12 | We scrambled up the track and found ourselves beside the inevitable little mountain railway . |
| 13 | Not much else is needed to prompt a visit than a map and some route descriptions , so thus it was that we found ourselves between the Vénéon and the Etançons on the campsite at La Bérade in August . |
| 14 | As we slowly descended , the mist cleared a little , and we found ourselves amid sheep pastures … ’ wrote the late Louis Littman , a successful businessman , when he and his wife first saw Ashley Chase with a view to buying it . |
| 15 | This we did , for in about an hour and a quarter from the time of our beginning the ascent , we found ourselves on the top of this dreadful precipice , and in possession of some very uncommon plants … ’ |
| 16 | And so it was that on the first Monday after New Year , about midnight , we found ourselves on an icy road in County Cavan heading for the checkpoint , having just driven up from Dun Laoghaire , where we had disembarked from the Holyhead ferry . |
| 17 | Me and Sam missed our way and found ourselves on the edge of Foxton Mire . |
| 18 | Within three weeks I had handed in my dissertation , Lorne had assembled the rudimentary equipment , and with more bravado than common sense we found ourselves on the island of Celebes in the South China Sea . |
| 19 | We crossed to the island of Krk at 16:30 and found ourselves on what was virtually a single track ‘ road ’ heading for the town of Krk . |
| 20 | When at last we emerged into the open we found ourselves on a plain , perhaps a mile wide , lying between the hills and the river . |
| 21 | Finally , helped by a rope suspended from the cliff top , we found ourselves on the central plateau . |
| 22 | With still hours to go before the match we had another little walk about , somehow we found ourselves on Park Lane . |
| 23 | Apart from our regular rehearsals we often found ourselves at a loose end and would all troop round together . |
| 24 | But Robin still hungered for a night on the traps : so we found ourselves at the Harold Park Hotel , the crowds milling into the street , silhouetted against the lights of the adjacent Greyhound track . |
| 25 | So for various reasons , we actually found ourselves at . |
| 26 | Beyond the 6th of October bridge we found ourselves amongst an agitated crowd . |
| 27 | But to start our adventure story at the beginning … long before we visited Bali , we escaped the ashram walls of Subud in Java , raised some money to make our first film , and found ourselves amongst a tribe who literally believe their ancestors descended from the stars in skyships . |
| 28 | We found ourselves in the kitchen where a well-groomed girl was washing up - one of the tasks for which residents were responsible in this co-operative household . |
| 29 | Jim Crow laws dictated that we all sit up in the coloured balcony , so we followed Earl up the stairs of the separate entrance , located to the right of the box office , and found ourselves in the highest tier of the auditorium . |
| 30 | It was only towards the end of my time in Spain , when we were in Ciudad Rodrigo for the Festival Taurino , that we once , quite by accident , found ourselves in the 69 position and went through with it successfully . |