Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] find themselves " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain a party 's first-category candidates somehow find themselves adopted for seats they are all but certain to win , second-category candidates for marginals and third-category candidates for seats they have no hope of winning . |
| 2 | Trainers sometimes find themselves being held responsible for these policies . |
| 3 | Whilst the USSR has been less successful than she had hoped in restricting export volume , CMEA countries nonetheless find themselves obliged to purchase ever larger volumes of fuel from non-CMEA countries at market clearing prices . |
| 4 | Such factors are to do with where the refugees currently find themselves , not with the urge to return to Palestine . |
| 5 | US airlines already find themselves at a disadvantage because of ‘ open sky ’ policies during Reagan-era deregulation , they say . |
| 6 | For instance , Music and Sports both find themselves in the Arts . |
| 7 | A lot of these quirky observations are made by Buffy , whose ex-wives often find themselves imagining what he would say about events . |
| 8 | The opera 's subtitle is ‘ The School for Loves ’ ; and during the course of this dangerous experiment in human emotions , in which the two sisters unwittingly find themselves seduced by each other 's lover , all four central protagonists learn something about themselves . |
| 9 | With the changes in the political environment and the climate globally and continentally , some companies which have grown and built their considerable business on the production of arms now find themselves in a changed situation ; many have moved very rapidly to the formulation of new products and services quite distinct from their original product base . |
| 10 | Chapter 2 reviews the predicament in which teachers currently find themselves , and gives a feel for their working lives . |
| 11 | In the years leading up to retirement and after , women often find themselves in the role of carer , looking after an aged partner or ailing parents and other relations , or in certain situations , adult children . |
| 12 | Unless stomach acids have a job to do in digesting food they tend to cause discomfort , and dieters often find themselves turning to extra food to quell that unpleasant acidic feeling when the stomach is largely empty . |
| 13 | Advisers , who after consultation with colleagues still find themselves troubled , are able to consult with NACAB area or central office . |
| 14 | Phobia sufferers often find themselves virtual prisoners in their own home , unable to do those things which other people class as ordinary . |