Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [conj] [pron] find that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dilemma of those who evoke consciousness as the basis of phenomena was succinctly stated by Ronnie Knox in his limerick on idealism : There once was a man who said " God Must think it exceedingly odd If he finds that this tree Continues to be When there 's no one about in the Quad . " |
| 2 | It is clear , however , that in this case the contracting company felt extremely nervous when it found that representatives of a safety committee had gone straight from the employer to the ultimate operator in the field . |
| 3 | Erm and that 's , of course , why she 's so delighted when she finds that the Rivers are her relations . |
| 4 | The relief was so great that he found that his hand was creeping across the table towards hers . |
| 5 | After going to evening classes to study dress design , Claire hoped for better things , but was soon disillusioned when she found that her employer expected to use her designs without paying her . |
| 6 | New dishwasher owners are usually horrified when they find that a 3 kg box of detergent costs anything between £2.59 and £5.93 , depending on where you shop and whether you buy a supermarket own brand or one of the well-known names such as Finish or Sun . |
| 7 | Then it roared and tried to stand up , and it was n't until it was nearly upright that it found that its feet were tied very firmly to the legs of its chair . |
| 8 | His wife cares for him at home but this is very demanding and she finds that she needs regular breaks . |
| 9 | I am particularly worried that the freezer is too cold as I find that ‘ soft scoop ’ ice-cream is always rock hard . |
| 10 | The differences in treatment of the authors was very apparent when we found that some selected a few headings and sub-headings and others sub-divided the subject much more . |
| 11 | I think , John , I want to come back to the basic one , and that is , as a customer , if you 're handed what you think is an extended warranty to cover you for all sorts of things erm then you 're very disappointed if you find that most of the things that are going to go wrong with your car are excluded . |
| 12 | So she was very cross when she found that there were no flowers to pick . ’ |