Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [adv] find [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't find freezer space that 's why I |
| 2 | you were n't in and I could n't , I could n't find telephone number to give him a ring , I 've just got , I 've just got through to Directory Enquiries , got the number , just gon na dial it and gran says Annette 's home . |
| 3 | er if it 's people give you things like reference lists and reading lists , I mean sometimes that 's the most confusing thing to be given because you do n't know , I used to think you were supposed to read everything on them er and I actually tried doing that once or twice and I could n't find stuff in Aston library so I ran up the er town library and went to Birmingham University library and then I got back the next week and I realized that I was about the only person who 'd actually done that and other people had n't |
| 4 | ‘ After school , I could not find Mummy outside . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd certainly find life very difficult without it , ’ nods Brian . |
| 6 | I knew that I would never find happiness anywhere else . |
| 7 | Yeah my earrings turned up I ca n't find cap . |
| 8 | H — ‘ I ca n't find time to work my way through that ! ’ |
| 9 | I ca n't find time for you , |
| 10 | I ca n't find fulfilment in peeling carrots , and I do n't thrill to the sound of the supermarket trolley — except in New York where I 'm bewitched by the all-night delis . |
| 11 | However , I can not find authority that the decision of a doctor as to the existence or refusal of consent is sufficient protection , if the law subsequently decides otherwise . |
| 12 | How I do need to look away from self to God , I can only find satisfaction : in him . |
| 13 | Many nurseries are adding species and Old varieties to their lists and you may well find shrub forms , ramblers and climbers all grouped under the one heading . |
| 14 | These are usually available in white or grey in three sizes : 32mm ( 1¼in ) , 40mm ( 1½in ) and 50mm ( 2in ) ; you may also find polypropylene in brown or black . |
| 15 | You may also find egg yolk with your paint is successful — this was used in Italy . |
| 16 | You may also find information about the University of Edinburgh at your local British Council Office which you are welcome to contact . |
| 17 | You may also find advice on how to couple your camcorder to a second video machine to enable you to copy your tapes and carry out editing operations . |
| 18 | If you can keep your ‘ surplus ’ projects simple and labour-saving — grass-letting or flying flocks of grazing animals for example — you May still find time to concentrate on feeding your family as your first objective on quite a large holding . |
| 19 | You 'll never find Corosini on your own . ’ |
| 20 | When she parked at the office she could n't find reverse . |
| 21 | Looking back to the time when she could n't find reverse on her company car , Alison contrasted this with her new job responsibilities : ‘ Now I 'm driving over 2,500 miles a month , much of it spent on the M25 . |
| 22 | She could n't find coriander , only English parsley . |
| 23 | Young men who could easily find work in the East Anglian villages during the peak periods of the farming year — haysel and corn harvest — were dismissed by farmers after the harvest , and often spent the whole winter hanging about without work and without any form of subsistence except the parish or the charity of their family . |
| 24 | The smaller landlords who could not find cash or credit to equip themselves as sugar planters quickly sold out ; land prices in the 1640s rose to heights which showed that the profits of sugar were being anticipated and capitalized generously . |
| 25 | Significantly , the journalists who could n't find time to come , were those Fleet Street hacks with famous names who write most noisily on the pros and cons of optic fibre for the cabling of Britain . |
| 26 | It was a dress she 'd bought at Kelly 's urging , even though she 'd been positive she 'd never find occasion to wear it . |
| 27 | ‘ You ca n't find inspiration from a popstar lifestyle or by being part of the establishment . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's a pity you ca n't find work away from that place , Tom , ’ said Dolly , shaking her head in concern . |
| 29 | If you ca n't find coconut milk , soak the grated flesh of a coconut in 400ml/14fl oz boiling water , then drain and use the milky liquid . |
| 30 | I glimpsed what she had written — nothing extraordinary except that she hoped she would soon find deliverance from her troubles . |