Example sentences of "[conj] they find [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Traffic began to peter out and they found themselves in the middle of extensive minefields . |
| 3 | David pushed open one of the french windows and they found themselves in the library . |
| 4 | Marie had no time to think about Bella 's story : the little queue surged forward and they found themselves inside the double doors in a short corridor leading through to the main ward . |
| 5 | And they found him on the floor ? |
| 6 | Wounded men and prisoners could still have much to fear if they found themselves at the mercy of their opponents . |
| 7 | One video is not going to stop car crime on its own , but producers believe it may persuade some young people to think twice before they find themselves on the wrong side of the law . |
| 8 | CALLOUS thieves dumped a baby in the street after they found her in the back seat of the car they had just stolen . |
| 9 | Gill and Jackson go on to identify eight ‘ black and mixed race couples ’ , seven ‘ mixed race ’ children and three black children , and use this sample to demonstrate that racial identity confusion , as they found it in the transracially placed children , could also be found in black children in black families and ‘ mixed race ’ children in ‘ mixed race ’ families : ‘ They provide an interesting comparison … because … same race placements are increasingly regarded as the ideal by social workers … and it is in the black and mixed race couples that ( it is said ) the child will come to develop a strong racial identity ’ ( p. 129 ) . |