Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] find [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may have found service under the Protectorate more congenial than that of the Commonwealth ; in 1653–4 he moved from the navy to the central executive , becoming assistant secretary and then clerk of Oliver Cromwell 's council and treasurer of the protector 's contingencies . |
| 2 | His friend told him that if he wanted to make a meaningful collection he should try to find fossils of back-boned animals which were very rare . |
| 3 | He 'd have found Zambia anyway . |
| 4 | He tried not to think about the time , six months ahead , when his grant would finish and he would need to find work . |
| 5 | They say that if Mr Christopher had gone to Europe with nothing but the ‘ strike ’ part of his strategy , he would have found agreement ( no great enthusiasm , but agreement ) in Paris and London , notwithstanding the inevitable dangers to troops on the ground . |
| 6 | Last year he took home something in the region of $60 million : this year he will have to find room under the bed for 65 . |
| 7 | However , he is aware that he can seek to find time to raise it in the House . |