Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] find [pron] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If something unexpected happens during an inner journey — perhaps one of your guides will appear when you were expecting your inner child , or you find yourself in a cave rather than on a riverbank — go with your own experience . |
| 2 | ‘ I have to confess that I find nothing in the current stock of recent coursebooks to compare in originality or methodological advance with the vastly popular Headway series … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I have to confess that I find nothing in the current stock of recent coursebooks to compare in originality or methodological advance with the vastly popular Headway series … ’ — Coursebooks for the '90s , EFL Gazette |
| 4 | He did not say what it was but it may be that we found it in the safe this morning . |
| 5 | No sooner are we out of Eden than we find ourselves in a field stained with a brother 's blood ( 4.1–16 ) . |
| 6 | Another potential problem for patients is that they find themselves in the role of information-giver , and it is often information of a very personal nature . |
| 7 | The emphasis on pace bowling meant that he found himself in a rather curious position . |
| 8 | I have argued elsewhere that Pound was prepared to take instruction , as well as to give it ; that when he first came to London in 1908 , he was looking for masters to whom he might apprentice himself ; that he found them in the Irishman W.B. Yeats and the maverick Englishman Ford Madox Ford ( whose professionalism about writing still denies him in England the recognition that he gets abroad ) ; and ( so I have speculated , though I know it can not be proved ) that Pound sought the same relationship with another Englishman , Laurence Binyon , who was too cagey to go along with the idea . |
| 9 | Then , as my breath has now returned to me and I find myself in the company of my bestest friend , it is my considered opinion that we proceed together upon the epic journey and face as one whatever adventures lie before . ’ |
| 10 | She barked back , the door slid open wide enough for me to enter and I found myself in a roomful of dames all with rigor mortis of the third-finger-of-the-left-hand . |
| 11 | I 'd been playing slide for years and I found myself in a blues band . |
| 12 | and I found myself in a bare street . |
| 13 | The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke . |
| 14 | The WAAF suddenly wound the chair back and I found myself in the semi-prone position with the white bulk looming over me . |
| 15 | Personally , I have a basic level of awareness which I raise if I find myself in a place or situation which could prove a problem . |
| 16 | Then , on an impulse , I retraced my steps following the run of the old water washout pipes until I found myself in the remains of what must have been the old boilerhouse . |
| 17 | It swung open on well-oiled hinges , and she found herself in a much wilder part of the garden , with tall grass , spreading trees , and a large pond fringed with rushes . |
| 18 | Her new velvet cloak was whisked away , and she found herself in a large red room full of lights and people . |
| 19 | I mixed it up when I wrote it down If you find something in the text books looks about right and similar to that , use the text book version , I might have written it down wrong . |
| 20 | For example , every time the telephone or doorbell rings , pause for two seconds before answering ( you may find this simple exercise harder than it might seem ! ) ; or , if you find yourself in a heated discussion or argument , count from ten to one before responding . |
| 21 | IF YOU find yourself in a kitchen , making masturbatory gestures with a fistful of coffee at Diane Keen — sack your agent ! |
| 22 | Helping an elderly parent through her sorrow can be a long , hard haul , but very rewarding in the end — not only in terms of her recovery , but also because , if you find yourself in the same position in later years , you will look back on this experience you shared with her and find that it has left you with a far deeper understanding of grief , and a greater confidence in the healing power of time to see you through your own period of adjustment to loss . |
| 23 | If you find yourself in the position of having to land the model some distance away ( which you will ) , here again they will be of great help . |
| 24 | Then our small boat began to go down and we found ourselves in the water . |
| 25 | We do therefore need to consult with the health authority if we find ourselves in a position where we think we 're no longer going to be able to achieve those targets . |
| 26 | Without any coherent sense of direction she turned right again and they found themselves in an almost deserted Portobello Road . |
| 27 | Traffic began to peter out and they found themselves in the middle of extensive minefields . |
| 28 | David pushed open one of the french windows and they found themselves in the library . |
| 29 | IF THEY find themselves in a tangle at an anti-social hour , the United Nations men now taking over in Somalia will at least have the chance of talking it over with their masters in New York — as well as with their unofficial masters in Washington . |
| 30 | Having escaped from their field , two goats wandered around for a while until they found themselves in a rubbish dump . |