Example sentences of "the [noun] [conj] i find [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At times I become so obsessive about the dangers that I find myself making lists of what could go wrong . |
| 2 | A dense fog descended on the field and I found myself isolated at left-half marking the right winger — yes , it was some years ago ! |
| 3 | The other nights when he is n't in I go into the kitchen and I find something to do — I clear the cupboards out or something . |
| 4 | Then the talk turned to the West and I found myself at the centre of questions . |
| 5 | I 'm just learning to drive at the moment and I find its more for my independence than any thing else |
| 6 | Increased accessibility : sur-titles , says Rodney Milnes , are the invention of the devil but I find they enhance my intellectual and emotional enjoyment . |
| 7 | Nearly all rack effects have their connectors at the back and I find it looks very untidy having cables hanging all over the front of an amp . |
| 8 | The thing is , it 's a vicious circle , it 's Catch 22 really , 'cos I used to have a good self-employed business , going painting and decorating and I used to have a good clientele and that and I found over the years that , when it became harder and harder to score and the prices rocketed and all that , it got out of hand , out of proportion , that I was spending more and more time off the job than I was on the job , looking round to get the stuff and I found I was unable to carry on working without the drug , because I just felt so bad and I could n't climb ladders and I thought I was a danger to myself and anybody else that I had working with me , y'know . |
| 9 | I I will talk about the fund as I found it in my capacity as a very recent chairman . |
| 10 | I went into the garden and I found it was pouring with ram- . |
| 11 | I think there 's more to love than just simply romantic love erm , I 'm a volunteer campaigner with Oxfam and to me love includes love of my fellow man and fellow women throughout the world and I find it very hard at the moment that millions of people are starving in this world and I feel that I 've got to show my love by helping them |
| 12 | He watches the boxing and I find something else to do . |
| 13 | I told the Minister that I found his allegations incredible . |
| 14 | I usually start at the walls because I find it easier to think up the general colour scheme first , but many people prefer to start with the floor because they automatically think of carpet and presume that this will be the most expensive item . |
| 15 | Unfortunately she now clings to me all the time and I find it terribly embarrassing and uncomfortable . |
| 16 | I was about ten at the time and I found it all a bit frightening . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not sure I could stand the pain if I found myself being exchanged for a newer model ! ’ |
| 18 | ( The fact that I found it offensive to have to make any such argument for human equality shows that I was working with an ethical a priori approach , but I believe that a case can be made . ) |
| 19 | Egypt is host to thousands of Sudanese students and workers , and most of them appeared to be assembled outside the gates of the embassy when I found it one morning in a leafy street not far from the Nile . |