Example sentences of "[pron] find [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Economists were being involved in the process of economic decision making in a manner which had been unknown previously , and most of them found this admission to the counsels of the influential and powerful to be very congenial . |
| 2 | Joy told me to find some sort of a lining , and off they went . |
| 3 | We talked about the possibility of his death , we talked about the possibility of him being permanently brain damaged , we talked about the happiness they had enjoyed together and how important it had been to both of them to find each other . |
| 4 | If the mud flats freeze over , it is impossible for them to find sufficient food . |
| 5 | It 's too easy for them to find another kid . ’ |
| 6 | Meanwhile at least one offspring of the NPA flourishes — the ‘ English Through Activity ’ programme in Swaziland , where I found similar activity and enthusiasm in schools , talked to a committed supervisor who saw her role entirely as getting her materials — including issues of English Ladybird books — to rural schools as efficiently as possible and of encouraging ‘ active learning ’ , ( but of what and why she took little heed ) . |
| 7 | I discovered that wellies were good for keeping feet wet when the water came above your waist — and I found alternative footwear ! |
| 8 | ‘ If that was the case I found great difficulty in seeing how he could get permission from my local authority to license me , ’ he said . |
| 9 | I found one pound ten P in my pocket |
| 10 | I found one guy and talked to him for a while on tape . |
| 11 | Meanwhile I found other knitting groups right in ‘ my ’ province and took Arune with me to talk with the other women in it in the hope that they could answer the questions that I could n't . |
| 12 | Then I found first gear and stomped on the accelerator . |
| 13 | I well remember going as a new convert into a Baptist church for the first time : how strange I found that row of five deacons ' chairs which dominated the scene , and even stranger the little cups for communion . |
| 14 | In fact I have n't , I found that cat |
| 15 | I found that love went out the window when it was sweaty socks and handkerchiefs and dirty nappies and all this in front of me and I thought well this is not romance this is bloody hard work . |
| 16 | I found that part of me disgusting . |
| 17 | I found that board with half |
| 18 | In time , I found that key and discovered another world , a world full of mystery , beauty and the rare wealth of a dozen cultures bound together in an ancient empire . |
| 19 | At the early shows their basic set was augmented with frantic cover versions like Orange Juice 's ‘ Felicity ’ and The Gang Of Four 's ‘ I Found That Essence Rare ’ . |
| 20 | I found that research book . |
| 21 | As Windows sorts out the ( hardware ) men from the boys , there 's a large section of the book dedicated to exploiting your disc drives , keyboards , mice and pointing devices , modems , networks , printers and video boards and monitors and I found that section particularly impressive . |
| 22 | I found Swiss television really stupid , did you ? |
| 23 | Because I had not done much mathematics at school or at Oxford , I found general relativity very difficult at first and did not make much progress . |
| 24 | ‘ Did you have a good time ? ’ my mother asked Robert as I whispered to Lili that I found old age unclean and a disgrace . |
| 25 | ‘ I came by here once , with the wind wet and howling , and I found three Japanese huddled under the lip of the bunker . ’ |
| 26 | well I found the , I found those hook and eyes for your picture |
| 27 | After being told it was within 0.1 accurate , I found another friend with a different and much more expensive pH meter . |
| 28 | That seemed pretty profound , till I found another cinema where it was all violence , sex-and-violence , and violence . |
| 29 | ‘ This afternoon , I found another body . ’ |
| 30 | As it was , I mean I found another chocolate gateau under those Christmas tree cakes . |