Example sentences of "he could find [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reynolds had only the vaguest memory of his search of the Evergreens , but he thought he could find what he was looking for . |
| 2 | He dedicated this formidable intellect to eradicating nonsense from the world , especially nonsense in divinity , which was a world where in those days he could find plenty of targets for his scorn . |
| 3 | If he cared about orphans he could find plenty of them over here . |
| 4 | Later I even appealed to the Member of Parliament for South Edinburgh , then the redoubtable Sir Will Y. Darling , who always made much of his rôle as an old soldier , to use his position to find out what he could ; but he could find nothing . |
| 5 | Luckily he could find nothing wrong but the disbelief was still in his voice . |
| 6 | Kalchu had gone right round it , feeling its legs and back and stomach , but he could find nothing . |
| 7 | He could find nothing to say against Thomas . |
| 8 | On Monday , when Sara had left the house early to see to things in two of the toy shops on the other side of the county , he could find nothing at home that he felt up to doing . |
| 9 | I saw how Leon Brittan , the incoming Secretary of State for Trade , was prepared to say he could find nothing wrong with the matter . |
| 10 | Then he could find nothing more to say at all . |
| 11 | He could find nothing to say . |
| 12 | Harish then concluded on Dec. 11 that he could find nothing wrong with the settlers ' claims of legal ownership of the properties . |
| 13 | The connection was especially good , almost as if they were face to face , and Zen found himself resentful that he should be deprived of the usual screen of interference on an occasion when he could find nothing to say . |
| 14 | He will try to lead the discussion , this time , instead of acting as a mere facilitator , but he could find himself shouted down or boycotted . |
| 15 | ‘ He said that he could find me work in the theatre . |
| 16 | And we had a neighbour named and he 'd worked at E T N S all his life and had some influence and I mentioned it to him and he asked me , asked me if he could find me a job . |
| 17 | I told Malpass he could find me at Stuart Street and , for a couple of streets , I did head that way . |
| 18 | Dreadful nightmares , when I finally got off to sleep , of men attacking me — like that man who had to cut women on their arms before he could find them desirable . |
| 19 | He 'd be lucky if he could find them at all under that mess . |
| 20 | and all of , all of the good clean three be twos that he could find them that were season , they had , they , they took it all |
| 21 | If only he could find her . |
| 22 | If he could find her . |
| 23 | That he could find her whenever he chose … |
| 24 | On the other hand , he could find he had been selected to unload a valuable cargo such as palm kernels . |
| 25 | If he could find someone who had been through the mill as he had and then collaborate with them , great things were possible . |
| 26 | Sometimes he would have to wait for an hour or more before he could find someone to carry him to the Collector 's side . |
| 27 | He could find his way back to New York somehow . |
| 28 | He is at his best on soft ground and would be a danger to all off his present mark if he could find his best form . |
| 29 | 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 . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ 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 . |