Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] find [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He swore violently under his breath , and Sabine found herself being propelled without gentleness into her own passenger-seat . |
| 2 | He would get up and blunder about falling over shoes and unable to find his dressing gown , until at last the light had to be turned on to sort him out , and Chrissy had worked himself into a frenzy . |
| 3 | In the beginning , one feels , Lear must have been relieved and excited to find someone with as equally compelling an interest in birds as himself . |
| 4 | The Prince was bursting with pride , and amused to find himself redundant . |
| 5 | You will be amazed to know that these six good men and true found me guilty , although without the uproar that the producers had rather hoped for . |
| 6 | In a daze of ever-increasing passion , she barely noticed as he gently removed her clothes , suddenly glad to be free of them and astonished to find herself revelling in his softly whispered murmurs of delight , the fierce gleam in his grey eyes , before first his fingers and then his lips began tracing patterns of fire on her quivering flesh . |
| 7 | She moved through the gallery quickly , looking for Mahoney but unable to find him . |
| 8 | But surprised to find herself materially connected to the universe again . |
| 9 | Julia , who when nervous found it difficult to see things clearly , started the long haul down the lilac carpet . |