Example sentences of "i [vb mod] find " in BNC.
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| 1 | Treshnish ignored Lachlan , bowed to Eachuinn Odhar with respect and asked , ‘ Duart , will you tell me now where I may find my daughter , who handfasted with Lachlan Cattanach a year ago ? |
| 2 | In choosing between the goals towards which I spontaneously tend , I may find myself being excited more strongly by what I perceive here and now than by what I imagine from other viewpoints , so that for example a present amusement obliterates consciousness of a future danger . |
| 3 | She rode along , swaggering like a man , till she came to where the lane turned into the field , and there she called out as bold as brass : now , please the powers I may find a tiger in the field ! |
| 4 | For this alone , I may find it in my heart to forgive her . |
| 5 | If I do , I may find myself kebabed between the two . |
| 6 | Elias Hrawi , the West Beirut-based ( Christian ) President , sent a message to world leaders on Feb. 6 asking them to " support any effort or step which I may find myself compelled to take as head of the legitimate [ Lebanese ] government " . |
| 7 | Must now conclude trusting my dear that every blessing will attend you and trusting I may find you well when I return — kiss dear Fritz [ ? ] for me and believe me to remain Eliza |
| 8 | In Scotland I may find some answers . |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps that 's silly , because tomorrow I may find out something important . |
| 10 | I did n't ring your family with the sole intention of provoking another of your temper tantrums , however entertaining I may find them . |
| 11 | Dr. Lorrimer told me that I ought to find out all I can and not just look on this job as routine . " |
| 12 | But throughout the summer , now I , I ought to find out for you exactly how much time in total this does accrue , but we go to Sherburn Library once a fortnight throughout the summer . |
| 13 | Panama is a small place where everyone knows everyone else , and today I must find out which of my friends — US and Panamanian — are dead , wounded or bereaved . |
| 14 | I must find what is your illness first , yes ? ’ |
| 15 | 'T IS a minor matter , ’ he continued , ignoring Ranulf 's groan , ‘ but there is something I must find . ’ |
| 16 | I must find a telephone , Harriet thought , as she hurried , head bent against the biting wind , along the Paris street . |
| 17 | When we arrived at King 's Cross I was told for the sake of reality I must find my own way to the Savoy Hotel , although the film crew would be close by in case of emergency . |
| 18 | I must find him before I sail home , and come to think of it I 'll need to fix the boat too ! |
| 19 | Also her son , though young and ‘ with it ’ , would prefer an exquisitely knitted and finished find wool classic sweater in a quiet colour or a heavier , brighter , really big sweater for cold weather — but I must find out first what colour he fancies this year ! |
| 20 | I must find out what it is . |
| 21 | I must find out exactly who the man and woman are . ’ |
| 22 | I must find my own words , from myself . |
| 23 | I must find out what she 's got , what 's going on . |
| 24 | ‘ First , I must get a little bigger , and second , I must find my way into that beautiful garden . |
| 25 | ‘ And now I must find that garden . ’ |
| 26 | I wo n't do anything terrible , it 's not her fault — but I must find a way — ‘ |
| 27 | Dreams are the key to understanding — that 's why I must find out what my dream means ! |
| 28 | ‘ I must find another job somewhere . |
| 29 | I must find out more about this . |
| 30 | I 'm reading Sense and Sensibility and I must find out what happens to Marianne . |