Example sentences of "[conj] i could [not/n't] find [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am afraid that I could not find anything objectionable in his speech or in the regulations . |
| 2 | And I put father all the time and I could n't find him . |
| 3 | And erm so she used And then sh I used to take lunch for father and I could n't find him . |
| 4 | And I could n't find him once and I shouted , Father , father . |
| 5 | And I could n't find her , Ellie . |
| 6 | The mother had moved her family to another den , and I could n't find it . |
| 7 | I says , yeah , and I could n't find it could it ? |
| 8 | erm Darwin says in the origin , and I 'm sorry I ca n't read it to you , but I was desperately looking for the quotation in the origin before I can and I could n't find it but I assure you it 's there erm in which he remarks that in all probability the periods of time during which species are not changing is probably very large compared with those periods when change is taking place . |
| 9 | I I I was just thinking about a if I could n't find anything else a fifteen quid voucher for somewhere . |
| 10 | If I could n't find it , I would have to wait for morning and steer north by my watch and the sun . |
| 11 | cos I have n't got , got to contact him tomorrow , cos I could n't find his telephone number |
| 12 | I stepped back to avoid the overpowering closeness of his face and a little man on the inner circle of the crowd startled me with a friendly smile , but I could not find him again when I looked for him . |
| 13 | I looked for it everywhere but I could not find it . |
| 14 | But I could n't find one . |
| 15 | I felt for a pulse but I could n't find one . ’ |
| 16 | Once I felt my hand touch her sleeve on the river bottom but I could n't find her . " |
| 17 | Well I found an old brown paper parcel tucked right away in the corner where the noise was a- coming from , but I could n't find what was making the noise , I opened the parcel and found this old kettle . |
| 18 | ‘ I looked for you , but I could n't find you . |
| 19 | I knew what I wanted , but I could n't find it . |
| 20 | But I could n't find it . |
| 21 | I was trying to find him some couple of pairs of socks but I could n't find anything I liked . |
| 22 | I wandered through Biomorph Land , moving through an endless landscape of strange creatures and things , but I could n't find my insects . |
| 23 | Have Software City stopped trading because I could n't find their list of games in Issue 87 ? |
| 24 | ‘ I only did n't ring last night because I could n't find you , sir . |
| 25 | Because I could n't find anything under procedures about signing the job descriptions and indeed this persons specification total , I do n't think but I mean is that something like you audit it on , its that I am not clear who should award job specifications . |
| 26 | When I could n't find him , I was worried he might be there , pinching her money . |
| 27 | ‘ When I could n't find you I thought maybe you 'd run off with the professor . ’ |
| 28 | Erm it has become worse in a way that er we did , I did experience some sort of er , er racial intolerance er with the youth , but the middle-aged and the er m older people were very , very er tolerant I had to ask er when I could n't find my way , ask my way to certain places and er there was an that er the lady just walked by me er with me and she , she said I 'll have to walk with you you ca n't find it . |
| 29 | I felt relief when I could n't find our name , but then I turned a page and there it was , together with those of Mrs Phipps , Mrs Woods , Mrs Buckley and several more of our neighbours . |