Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] find [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was thus , when the weight of anxiety about his failed ambitions , his uncertain future , became too heavy that he would find his peace , standing motionless to watch the veined curve of the poised wave , the tumult of crashing foam breaking over his feet , the wide intersecting arches washing over the smooth sand as the wave retreated to leave its tenuous lip of foam . |
| 2 | ‘ He said that he could find me work in the theatre . |
| 3 | ‘ My own kind , ’ she replied , and getting ready to put a few questions from her list , she paused to smile — and found that he could find his questions faster . |
| 4 | They stopped at Antwerp where one evening they got so drunk in a bar that when Minton decided to return to the hotel , Norman followed him as he doubted whether he would find his way . |
| 5 | The boy looked from one to the other of them and it was a moment or two before he could find his voice , then : ‘ I do n't know what you mean . ’ |