Example sentences of "find [pers pn] [adj] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indubitably it was full of madmen , and women too , much as she found them fun to be with . |
| 2 | She guessed he found it intriguing to be able to talk about his consuming interest in the sport with a girl who not only knew what he was talking about , but could actually offer opinions that were interesting . |
| 3 | Hynes catches adroitly the flavour of poetry and politics in a period when even poetry found it impossible to be politically neutral , and he writes perceptively of the underlying links between such disparate writers as , for example , Isherwood and Greene . |
| 4 | Try as she might , Kate found it impossible to be completely unaware of the sexual magnetism of the man . |
| 5 | He could not remember how long it was since-his wife had leaned on him , and he found it pleasant to be the one in charge of the situation . |
| 6 | Be brave , she reminded herself , and kept her features composed when , ‘ Thank you , Fabia , ’ Ven began , and , seeming encouraged that she had stayed , ‘ To explain more fully why I found it necessary to be so brutal when you were such a delight … ’ |
| 7 | I actually found it I know me and you have discussed this earlier on and I , I , I did n't find it I found it confusing to be honest with you . |
| 8 | He followed his robots ( two children as robot nurses ) around , whispering instructions to them and occasionally taking over and doing the tasks for them as he found it difficult to be precise in his instructions . |
| 9 | Mould found it difficult to be so quiet . |
| 10 | But again I found it difficult to be rude . |
| 11 | ‘ But I had reached the stage where I found it difficult to be motivated for run-of-the-mill games . |
| 12 | I found it gratifying to be offered a job without searching for one . |
| 13 | Later , she found it natural to be active in her union . |
| 14 | She also found it distasteful to be discussing Nora 's lover in this way . |
| 15 | A woman , someone like Irene , I know , would have found him horrible to be near . |
| 16 | Make friends with someone who finds it easy to be spontaneous . |
| 17 | Now there is no knowing when you may be needed and not everyone finds it easy to be on hand to talk or listen when required . |
| 18 | I am sorry if Stella has found it uncomfortable to be a female president . |
| 19 | And today he 'd made enquiries , of course , and had found it easy to be put in touch with someone who would sniff around in search of the wallet , someone like Archie . |
| 20 | In anthropomorphic terms , we should not ask why complex organisms have found it beneficial to be diploid , but why genes living in pairs should have found it beneficial to construct complex bodies to protect and replicate them . |
| 21 | It is even more remarkable , however , that not a single Tory Member who represents Scotland has found it worthwhile to be here . |
| 22 | It would therefore be reasonable to consider whether children find it offensive to be treated like children . |
| 23 | And remember that some of us are ‘ larks ’ who find it easy to be bright and efficient early in the morning but need to go to bed relatively early at night . |
| 24 | I sympathize with Sue Robson 's Chinese women friends who are angry at the way names inscribe their inferiority to men ( NI 185 ) : I find it insulting to be addressed as Mrs D. Patterson ( D being my husband 's initial . ) |
| 25 | ‘ What I do n't understand is what you 're doing here , or why you find it necessary to be so rude . ’ |
| 26 | We require the royal authority now , not when priests find it convenient to be present ! |
| 27 | Customers of eurobond houses such as industrial and commercial companies and fund managers often find it convenient to be represented in the financial centre too . |
| 28 | It can be a time when a sensitive friend can make sure the bereaved person is especially thought of , so that they are not alone if they find it hard to be by themselves on those days . |
| 29 | Gazans find it hard to be enthusiastic about the talks . |
| 30 | Like small men , small cars find it hard to be taken seriously . |