Example sentences of "[pron] found [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now she was six feet tall and to the patients she looked like Boadicea with a bedpan ; none of them found her calming , and the sisters regarded her hair with secret fear . |
| 2 | Whatever these changes were , many who witnessed them found them worrying and unsettling . |
| 3 | Many of them found it easier to move on to the North American mainland after their indentures had expired . |
| 4 | Both of them found it difficult to express their feelings on the war , except in the third person , so strong were their views . |
| 5 | Sarah 's place at University is now assured along with other classmates , some of whom found it all a bit too much . |
| 6 | Sarah 's place at University is now assured along with other classmates , some of whom found it all a bit too much . |
| 7 | I found him in his trench enjoying a mug of tea and in deep conversation with a Commando friend of his . |
| 8 | There was nothing in his wallet when I found him . ’ |
| 9 | Albert Spanswick came from the old school of trade union leaders and I found him a more persuasive advocate for health service workers than Rodney Bickerstaffe . |
| 10 | The temporary flat in which I found him was littered with books . |
| 11 | AFTER months of enduring the relentless taunts of Robin Cook , my Somerset neighbour William Waldegrave was in remarkably equable mood when I found him washing his car on Friday morning . |
| 12 | ‘ I met him several times at balls and routs , and I found him very entertaining . |
| 13 | As I understood , he was asleep for much of the time , and indeed , I found him so on the few occasions I had a spare moment to ascend to that little attic room . |
| 14 | In spite of this phenomenal show record , I was never really inspired by this dog ; in fact , I found him quite coarse and plain , being rough in coat and straight in stifle . |
| 15 | I found him sitting on the bench to the side of the house gazing out over Backyards . |
| 16 | I found him a most agreeable man and we seemed to get along well from the start . |
| 17 | In a feature interview with Percy Grainger next day I found him to be a charming and modest man , and was glad to write in glowing terms of his keyboard mastery , his repertoire , and his travels . |
| 18 | When I did come to know Koestler I found him electrifying but not at all intimidating . |
| 19 | Actually , I found him a pleasant companion . |
| 20 | I found him in bed with me . |
| 21 | I felt he maintained a distance and because of that I found him more difficult to approach than Dalglish if there was anything I needed to discuss . |
| 22 | I found him a somewhat erratic personality and an occasional pain in the ass . ’ |
| 23 | I found him with Liza sitting on the edge of the bed fully dressed reading a comic . |
| 24 | When the lights came up and I turned to ask his reactions , I found him sitting speechless , tears coursing down his cheeks . |
| 25 | At first I found him a difficult subject to interview because , to paraphrase Donne , when he had done he had not done , he still had more ; and I had to learn to give him at least five seconds , grace before moving on , because his afterthoughts were often gems . |
| 26 | ‘ I found him generous and friendly . |
| 27 | I found him arrogant and creepy . ’ |
| 28 | He seemed to be doing fine and then one night I found him cold and dying . |
| 29 | I found him trying the window . ’ |
| 30 | I found him a fascinating , knowledgeable and eclectic artist , someone who thinks deeply about his work and is not content simply to record the bare facts of the world in front of him . |