Example sentences of "you [modal v] find [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | They walked in silence for a moment then Tony said quietly , ‘ You may find Terry changed , Sar . |
2 | For this reason , particularly during your early days at college , you may find difficulty in locating a book . |
3 | With the building trade in heavy recession , you may find builders approaching you once the council publishes brief details of your planning application ( if planning approval was necessary ) in the local press under the heading of Public Notices . |
4 | If you have not done this before , you may find things a bit stiff . |
5 | We should , however , like to point out that the extra beds will usually be fold-away or camp bed style and that you may find floor and drawer space cramped . |
6 | You may find Ollie rather baroque , but that 's only the facade . |
7 | Often , you may find larvae of other kinds of insect sharing the same gall . |
8 | You may find Dog and Cat Nutrition , published by Pergamon Press , useful . |
9 | Towards the back , you may find exclusions of statutory rights which have never been mentioned in your discussions with management . |
10 | In any one hectare of tropical forest you may find trees of one hundred different types and each individual may be widely separated from others of the same species . |
11 | We think you may find Sylmaster well suited to your purpose . |
12 | She put her name down to speak in the great debate about the state of the English Faculty that was held in the University Senate ; and in the Cambridge University Reporter for the 18th February , 1981 , occupying a column and a half of small print , sandwiched between contributions from two of the University 's most distinguished professors , you may find Robyn 's impassioned plea for a radical theorization of the syllabus . |
13 | When Rachel did n't immediately reply Nina peered over her glasses at Greg and said , ‘ I think you may find Rachel is the one person who may disagree with you . ’ |
14 | The following will all come in useful but with experience you may find alternatives that suit you better . |
15 | If you are travelling some distance , and it is a hot day , you may find picnic cool blocks a further help . |
16 | ‘ You must find life here very lonely . ’ |
17 | You should really , you should find Jim tonight and record yourself |
18 | In due course you should find ways to reward the achievements of those who have acted on your behalf . |
19 | As for Provincial , if you were visiting an area in which you were not quite sure what to expect , you might find Mark 1 or 2 ( the latter air conditioned or otherwise ) locomotive-hauled rakes of various lengths and compositions , first-generation multiple units ( anything from one to nine cars , riding roughly but still with forward and rear vision ) , or the latest Sprinters , plain , super or express , many with privately run buffet-trolley service on long cross-country journeys . |
20 | But very often I think tabloid journalism is interesting in terms of language because it 's very punchy it 's succinct because i i in some of our terms you might find people into a three minute reader and a thirty minute reader because in attention span and intellectual capacity are quite different but to actually condense something into meaningful short bursts , even if they are politically biased actually requires a certain amount of skill I would suspect the clarity index which I ca n't find is the process that I mentioned the other night where you take erm some people call it the fog index a correct me if I 'm wrong in my figures , but I think it 's a piece of something like two hundred or three hundred words you count the number of suc erm colons and full stops or is it only full stops ? |
21 | You might find architects who a few years ago were working on major projects , but are now making a living from loft extensions . ’ |
22 | ‘ On the other hand , ’ amended Constance , who had just voiced this thought , ‘ it 's the sort of place you might find nuns walking , telling their beads and saying their hours and stuff . |
23 | ‘ I 'm sure when you bother to go and see for yourself you 'll find Chester 's a very attractive investment proposition ! ’ |
24 | And if you think of the country as a whole , er you 'll find tetanus in most areas of the country . |
25 | Bleak and lonely they may be , but they are covered with lakes and pools which house frogs , toads , newts , eels and freshwater fish , while on the banks you 'll find vermin such as water rats , stoats , weasels and the like . |
26 | Plans for Christmas should surely find room for Wendy Phillips ' bear and Jane Platt 's mouse — see Picture Knitting and Kaleidoscope , but if you have no plans you 'll find inspiration in Masterclass . |
27 | Whether you 're working , travelling or simply rushing around at home you 'll find Farley 's Rusks are versatile , easy to use and light to carry . |
28 | Flick through the pages of any of the glut of games magazines and you 'll find torrents of abuse flying between Mario and Sonic followers . |
29 | ‘ I 'm afraid , ’ she said , ‘ you 'll find intrigue everywhere you look , but it 's what business thrives on . ’ |
30 | You 'll find baguettes de campagne ( a brown version made with sour dough ) , Pain de campagne ( a short , cob-shaped loaf ) . |