Example sentences of "[vb -s] found [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it is apparent that Ackroyd has found himself in this manner — through exposure to Wilde , Eliot , and now Chatterton . |
| 2 | The other main reason is that , having been sidelined by Neil Kinnock last year into the job of transport , Mr Prescott has found himself appearing on the early-evening television and radio bulletins more often than any other member of the Shadow Cabinet . |
| 3 | The leader of the Janata Dal party , VP Singh , has found himself and his family under scrutiny in recent weeks over highly suspect allegations that his son controlled a secret bank-account in the Caribbean island of St Kitts . |
| 4 | But it is not the first case where an Australasian entrepreneur , hailed as a hero when things are going well , has found himself brought to earth with an ignominious bump when the going gets tough . |
| 5 | One scholar has found himself in the awkward position of having to describe William Falconer , author of The Shipwreck , as ‘ a peasant of the sea ’ . |
| 6 | Almost every conjurer who has taken a parti pris in this field has found himself accused of possessing psychic powers . |
| 7 | As rapid economic and social change has worked its way through the countryside , however , the farm worker has found himself increasingly separated from the local village community both socially and — for those living out on the farms — geographically . |
| 8 | By the time I 've got up there and slithered through the cut-through , Casey has found himself in a fight . |
| 9 | Marvell , in the same way as Marlowe , has found himself , although only momentarily , a heaven on earth and a perfect retreat for a soul still bound to the temporal world . |
| 10 | And I am sure I am not the only one here who has found himself out of his depth in a conversation , yet has managed to keep his end up by repeating what other people are saying . |
| 11 | Recently he has found himself working late in the office , unpaid overtime , trying to get the damned thing right . |
| 12 | A freelance musician has found himself the perfect practice room … an empty theatre which he has all to himself . |
| 13 | A MUSICIAN who wrote a unique series of music books for physically disabled people has found himself in their shoes after suffering a stroke . |
| 14 | I am rather surprised that Martin Frears has found himself in this predicament . |
| 15 | THE Albert Fisher fresh food distributor is to raise £180million to fund expansion and has found itself a strong shareholder in the process . |
| 16 | And the IWC has found itself powerless to act to regulate the Faroes hunt because Denmark is claiming that the IWC has no authority over small whales , a view conveniently shared by other countries like Japan and Mexico who hunt or ‘ accidentally' ’ catch dolphins within their exclusive economic fishing zones . |
| 17 | Given the very complex nature of France 's post-war politics , especially with regard to Algeria in the late 1950s it is hardly surprising that the SDECE , as the DGSE was then known , has found itself embroiled in numerous scandals . |
| 18 | So it is with some surprise that the soft left has found itself endorsing Byrne 's view of the conduct of those around him . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , the FRCN has found itself without an outlet in most state capitals . |
| 20 | This easily translates into the notion that law is , or ought to be , on their side ; yet like other popular movements , the peace movement has found itself involved with ‘ the law ’ in a complex variety of ways , both passively and actively . |
| 21 | In this chapter I have made no attempt to discuss why it should be that the DES has found itself in the situation of promulgating these various initiatives , or indeed how it sees the relationship between them . |
| 22 | In these respects and in matters concerning central-local government relations , the Audit Commission has found itself even more involved than its predecessors in matters of political controversy ( McSweeney 1988 ; Gyford 1989 ) . |
| 23 | The system has found itself in dire need of a new way of legitimating itself , and this need has given rise to a variety of responses . |
| 24 | However , during the past year or two , as a result of the cuts in funds available to the polytechnic at large it has found itself , like other RMCs , under increasing financial pressure . |
| 25 | In addition to suffering the longstanding US economic blockade , Cuba has found itself in 1990 and 1991 coming to terms with new threats to its economic viability . |
| 26 | This is almost the position in which the Liberal party has found itself in recent elections ( see Table 5.2 ) . |
| 27 | But Swedish company International Färg , based at Angered near Gothenburg , has found itself a new role in the reshaped European arm of Courtaulds Coatings . |
| 28 | Clare Wood has found herself restricted to doubles this week after injuring her right ankle in a basketball accident 10 days ago . |
| 29 | Every woman who has found herself alone and lonely knows that sinking feeling when told : ‘ You ought to join something , find a new interest , go to evening classes ’ . |
| 30 | I have been in touch with Jeanette ; she has found herself a job and seems to be settling down , while hoping for a visit from a certain young man ! |