Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] find [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Might I suggest that before he ponders further , Mr Jencks has a listen to the Peter Townshend song Wo n't Get Fooled Again , where he will find the line , ‘ Meet the new boss , same as the old boss ’ . |
| 2 | On the way it had occurred to him that he might find the police at Adam 's . |
| 3 | No , there was no hope of her husband exploding with rage at the thought of leaving her and swearing that he would find a way to remain . |
| 4 | I told Sir Paul that he would find a booklet describing the church in the bookstand . |
| 5 | He knew that he would find no police officer at the house . |
| 6 | At first they assumed that he could find a place among the steep woods behind Camserney and be supplied by their good friends Donald and Aileen Gillies at the mill . |
| 7 | Bunyan replied that he could find no justification for the Prayer Book in the Scriptures and that its use was an impediment to man in making known his condition to God . |
| 8 | I 've also heard Councillor er being , er er quoted in the press , as saying that he could find the money for capital schemes . |
| 9 | It is interesting that the Chancellor should anticipate it , and I am sure that he will find the answer very satisfactory indeed . |
| 10 | Yet he was unwilling to take leave , treating his engagement as settled , without some more conventional glance in that direction than he could find an opening for in the manner of the large , affable lady who sat there drawing a pair of soiled gants de Suede through a fat , jewelled hand and , at once pressing and gliding , repeated over and over everything but the thing he would have liked to hear ( 2 ) . |
| 11 | If Harry wanted to play bridge , they could learn together , join a club , and he might find a chance to play bridge in the daytime when she was unavailable , and eventually get to mind less about her other activities . |
| 12 | Was it possible that Charles ' previous luck could be repeated and he 'd find the door to the utility room open ? |
| 13 | At this moment it was for him to protect her , and he must find a way to do it . |
| 14 | The slurry was still advancing relentlessly and he could find no way through . |
| 15 | Once in he could lose himself among the excited household , and never be in one place long enough to be an object of suspicion , until he could find a means of encountering Ralf Isambard alone . |
| 16 | Through the summer of 1929 he complained to Dobrée of roasting in the modern city 's horrors ( yet wondered if he would find the country any more bearable ) . |
| 17 | Michael Croggon 's studies could help save the Amazonian rain forests … but only if he can find the money to fund his own daily care . |
| 18 | It has made him a millionaire but 32-year-old Chris would sell it all tomorrow if he could find a buyer . |
| 19 | He said he would be back at the Ascension , if he could find a ride ; failing that , at Pentecost . |
| 20 | A group of teachers asked Hinrich Medau if he could find a use for some wooden clubs — gradually every possibility was explored , and today they are an indispensable part of the Medau movement equipment . |
| 21 | There was something he had to do , and he did n't know if he could find the courage . |
| 22 | Although Korda was now more of a financier than an active producer , it was his suggestion that led Graham Greene to visit Austria to see if he could find the background in the four-power occupation of Vienna which would inspire him to extend his one-line story : ‘ I had paid my last farewell to Harry less than a week ago , when his coffin was lowered in the frozen February ground , so that it was with incredulity that I saw him pass by , without a sign of recognition , among the host of strangers in the Strand . ’ |
| 23 | He said the world 's racing authorities could persecute him all they liked but he would find a spanner to throw in their works , and they 'd regret it . ’ |
| 24 | He might lose himself in the books sometimes , but he might find the Key there , too . |
| 25 | The visionary can see not only utopias but he can find a goal that reconciles difference and towards which all men can strive and work . |
| 26 | It caused him to look back in some compunction , in case he had lied to discover what he wanted to know ; but he could find no lies . |
| 27 | But he could find no fault with Herluin 's reaction , which displayed natural dismay and concern , but not to excess . |
| 28 | The reader may question , but he must find the answer for himself ( if indeed it is there ) . |
| 29 | It 's winning , but unless he can find a sponsor , he 'll be forced to quit . |
| 30 | Pentland 's future and Rubin 's 58% stake in it depends on whether he can find a deal to match Reebok . |