Example sentences of "[vb -s] found [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I I simply , I simply want er er a direct message from from the programme which is going on Chairman incidentally I I note that Nottinghamshire County Council erm has found a a and the Labour group there has found it necessary to tackle just the same problems erm in elderly persons homes and that I understand that they have a a closure list of seven , now presumably that has been drawn up from a long list of a lot more than seven , say fourteen or fifteen from which they 've made their final choice . |
| 2 | The tragedy in this country is that the critical establishment has found it impossible to embrace those talents . |
| 3 | I am sorry if Stella has found it uncomfortable to be a female president . |
| 4 | It is even more remarkable , however , that not a single Tory Member who represents Scotland has found it worthwhile to be here . |
| 5 | Although he has not been able to cure it , he has found it possible to slow the disease down so that it stabilises , banishing the symptoms to allow the fish to grow and feed . |
| 6 | I am grateful that , on this occasion at least , the hon. Gentleman has found it possible to welcome at least some of the proposals in the White Paper . |
| 7 | No state has found it easy to give up an empire with dignity , but Mr Gorbachev is doing it now with extraordinary openness . |
| 8 | And Mr Bush , unlike John Kennedy , who came from a not dissimilar background , has found it difficult to communicate his beliefs to others . |
| 9 | He found a team in decline , but in setting about reviving their fortunes he has found it difficult to win the sort of universal adulation Dalglish enjoyed . |
| 10 | The two longer serving assistant housekeepers are familiar with her ways , but she has found it difficult to keep a third for any length of time , and the present incumbent appears sullen and resentful . |
| 11 | He has found it difficult to talk about his feelings , sometime appearing withdrawn and sad , at other times displaying challenging behaviours . |
| 12 | An Oslo court has decided to begin public debt negotiations for Norsk Data A/S at the request of the company 's board : Norsk Data has found it difficult to reach an out-of-court refinancing settlement with creditors that would enable it to secure funds to provide a 25% cash payout to unsecured creditors . |
| 13 | He says even though his company as been operating in Spain for the past 10 years , it has found it difficult to establish a market there . |
| 14 | Although Britain has found it difficult historically to slough off its economic past of stop-go , there are considerable signs that it is now prepared to do so . |
| 15 | The Commission has often brought forward proposals using a dubious legal base , and the Council has found it difficult to halt that practice in the European Court . |
| 16 | Recently deserted by her husband Cruncher ( ‘ He left me for a wee young thing of 58 ’ ) she 's found it hard enough to make ends meet in the past . |