Sentence examples for found himself only from inspiring English sources

In a race he needs to dominate, Alonso found himself only eighth on the grid, though he was later promoted to seventh after a penalty for Williams Pastor Maldonadoo.

The only trouble was that with Rio Ferdinand rolling back the years to subdue his old England team-mate Jermain Defoe, Robert Green found himself only really called to arms once in the opening half, making a wonderful save to deny Connor Wickham following Adam Johnson's fine cross.

As if 20 Tour stage wins (including three on the Champs-Elysées), the green jersey, stage wins in the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España, the Vuelta's points jersey and victory in the Milan-San Remo classic two years ago were not enough, Cavendish still found himself, only a few weeks ago, sitting on a breakfast TV sofa and being asked if he rode his bike to the shops.

Hans begins to find himself only after his wife leaves him and then must leave America to refind her.

He appeared something of a lost soul who travelled to Syria to find himself, only to be captured by IS, drawing in Mr Goto to seek his release.

Like so many born-and-bred New Yorkers, Dion truly began to find himself only when he left the city -- in his case to join the legendary "Winter Dance Party Tour" that would end tragically when a small plane carrying Dion's fellow headliners, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, crashed near Mason City, Iowa, on Feb. 3, 1959.

After dinner, the ladies retired and the talk turned to lumber, but James found himself thinking only of wives.

Back in Khakron, his village, Pal found himself not only in debt, but also with no water for his fields, no crops to harvest, no food for his family, no money for his mother's treatment.

And yet in a radio debate this week, Mr. Christie found himself not only engaging Mr. Lonegan but complaining about the unfairness of his attacks.

In February 1685 the duke of York found himself not only proprietor of New York but also king of England, a fact that changed the status of New York from that of a proprietary to a royal colony.

But when John awoke, he found himself clutching only a skirt on a hook.