Example sentences of "[adj] to find that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To put it differently , if spatiotemporal relations are to be appealed to in support of the thesis that there can be numerically , not just qualitatively , distinguishable ontological existents , it is necessary , in the first place , to clarify the conditions under which such relations can be significantly claimed to reflect the structure of an objective world , and in trying to do so we are likely to find that in some form or other we need to assume what such relations are supposed to explain . |
| 2 | Not only does this increase costs and emphasise differences between richer and poorer children but it also contributes to a very inflexible and inefficient distribution of learning materials , since under this system ‘ shared ’ material is never bought — only class texts — and it is by no means uncommon to find that as a result a class may end up with only two or three books at its disposal , all in multiple copies . |
| 3 | I was happy to find that in the scholarly ( 237 references in 1991 ) introductory chapter written by the editors most of the territory was familiar . |
| 4 | Checking his purchases against her list as he approached the checkout , he was pleased to find that at no point did the two coincide . |
| 5 | I do n't like heroes , so I was pleased to find that on the way up to Gorffwysfa Norman fussed and worried as anyone might when faced with the return to climbing after a long break . |
| 6 | When we reached it the next day , we were disappointed to find that in our more prosaic age they simply open the gates . |
| 7 | He would not be surprised to find that by using his intelligence he could add one or two significant improvements to this design . |
| 8 | When the three girls arrived she was surprised to find that in spite of their sophistication they were not much older than she was and as she watched them glide out in the first selection of fashions she felt a small prickle of excitement . |
| 9 | ‘ It may seem strange , ’ I agreed , ‘ but you see , I was surprised to find that in this country the Houys are the sensitive and intelligent creatures . |
| 10 | You 'll not be surprised to find that in terms of national policy , I would have thought that was very clear if you were given that choice , what the policy should be . |