Example sentences of "and found it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She chewed hers and found it contained cod liver oil . |
| 2 | Led by this hint they opened the ground not far from the wall ; and not much more than a foot away from the surface they found a leaden envelope which they opened in two places , on the face and breast , and found it contained a human body wrapped in cerecloth : Upon removing what covered the face , they discovered the features , and particularly the eyes , in perfect preservation . |
| 3 | The Royal College of Physicians and similar organisations overseas have studied alternative allergy and found it wanting in scientific credibility and clinical usefulness . |
| 4 | She glanced at his face and found it engrossed . |
| 5 | Gingerly , sweating , I curled my left hand behind my back and felt for the third arrow , and found it sticking out of my jersey though fairly loose in my hand . |
| 6 | The constable traced the sheep to his house and found it hung up and dressed in his stable . |
| 7 | She left a message asking him to contact her urgently , dialled Sybil 's number and found it engaged . |
| 8 | When David overcame the Ammonites , we are told ‘ he took the crown of the king off his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold and there were priceless stones in it ; and it was set on David 's head ’ . |
| 9 | In fact Waugh had just written to him as a stranger to thank him for his ‘ ingenious and delightful allegory ’ — his gratitude all the warmer because , as he flatteringly remarks , he had tried to buy a copy and found it sold out . |
| 10 | She knocked again , then pushed the door and found it unlocked . |
| 11 | Having dragged it over , she stood on it with care , and found it brought her eyes level with the frieze . |
| 12 | ‘ I got out a ball gown to lend to a neighbour and found it had been cheaply dry-cleaned , ’ she said . |
| 13 | Driving the Felder , I looked back towards the ranch and found it had disappeared . |
| 14 | There was another advantage late on a lunch-time in that there were always a few city slickers who had ventured north by north-west ( of the Barbican ) to try the Hoskin 's or the Holden 's bitter and found it had got the better of them , so needed a taxi back to civilization . |
| 15 | All he saw was the ghost of the waterfall : ‘ we visited the place at an unseasonable time , and found it divested of its dignity and terror . ’ |
| 16 | I 'm about 5'7 ’ and found it fitted me fine , although as with all sacks , it took a couple of days of walking to get the best adjustment . |
| 17 | I made one many years ago and found it worked very well . |
| 18 | We had to contend with some extremely high winds and found it needed extra guys to hold upright . |
| 19 | … she tried to open her eye — the right one , the one that was still there — and found it glued shut . |
| 20 | She put up her hand to her face and found it wet . |
| 21 | In Stamford , where it was raining , Inspector Burden went to a country house supposedly occupied by a man named McCloy and found it deserted , its doors locked and its garden overgrown . |
| 22 | Stirling went twice to Benina and found it deserted . |
| 23 | I hereby certify that I have examined and tested the following measure and found it to comply with the provisions of Schedule 4 Part II , Paragraph 4 of the above-mentioned Regulations , viz : — |
| 24 | I hereby certify that I have examined and tested the following measure and found it to comply with the provisions of Schedule 4 Part II Paragraph 4 of the above-mentioned Regulations viz : |
| 25 | Glancing from beneath her lashes , Lindsey studied his profile , and found it unnerving , or perhaps it was simply that the confining space of the small car did n't allow much distance between driver and passenger . |
| 26 | The anger obsessed her , but later she turned it on herself and found it mixed with shamed bewilderment . |