Example sentences of "wake up [conj] find that " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the opening decades of the 19th century Glasgow woke up and found that it was no longer an ancient market place reached by tree-lined avenues . |
| 2 | Almost everyone has a story to tell about dream incorporation — for instance dreaming about Arctic exploration only to wake up and find that the covers have slipped off and he is freezing cold , or dreaming of bells ringing only to wake up eventually to find that the alarm clock has been clattering for the last few minutes . |
| 3 | But to this day I have nightmares in which I have to go back to school , and I 'm so relieved to wake up and find that it was only a dream . |
| 4 | Next morning they would wake up and find that they were at home . |
| 5 | She could wake up and find that it was still the night of their parents ' wedding , that only that afternoon she and Stephen had been on the train . |