Example sentences of "and i found " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will recall , however , that before you vanished from our lives you entrusted me with the notes you had kept while working on the Big Glass and the Green Box , telling me I could do what I liked with them , and adding , in your usual sensitive way , that I could always use them to wipe my arse if the paper decided to sack me and I found myself really hard up . |
| 2 | The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke . |
| 3 | ‘ And I found a list of rules pinned to the larder door . |
| 4 | The 44 has a 1/4in shank , and I found it perfect for the aggressive work I was attempting . |
| 5 | Careful thought had to be given to assembly and I found that the easiest way was to join all the inner to the outer legs first , making eight rectangular frames . |
| 6 | But I 'd bought the wrong weedkiller , it was Tumbleweed and I found out later it 's only lethal to tropical fish , apparently I should have bought pathklear which is much stronger . |
| 7 | And I found that he was universally right — by which I mean that I was answerable in my body and in my heart for what was done to my brother . |
| 8 | They behaved towards me as they would to anyone else and I found it a very valuable exposure . |
| 9 | Both Pete and I found mountain huts overwhelming . |
| 10 | I discovered that wellies were good for keeping feet wet when the water came above your waist — and I found alternative footwear ! |
| 11 | It was superbly performed and I found it enjoyable , although it did seem to hark back to an earlier period of American modern dance . |
| 12 | I knew that I was alone , and I found myself saying over my name to myself to intensify my individuality to bring about a conviction that though alone I was strong . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | A cold draught of air was coming from the kitchen and I found the back door to be wide open — and then my horrified glance fell upon Aunt Louise . |
| 15 | But Kathleen Mary Butterfield lured him away with a bounce of her fat orange curls , and I found them roly-polying down the hill together behind the shrubbery . |
| 16 | My babies had become thorny bully boys , and I found that my garden was not so large after all . |
| 17 | The plain truth is that I once twisted my knee after falling down a ridiculously narrow flight of stairs at a crowded party in a terraced house in Highgate , and I found it so comforting and indeed so peculiarly elegant to lean on a good stout walking stick during the weeks that followed this mishap that I continued to do so long after my leg had returned to normal . |
| 18 | In no time my colleagues and I found ourselves organizing not counselling sessions but darts matches in the local pub circuit . |
| 19 | Try me , ’ I said , and I found that I was . |
| 20 | ‘ And I found myself floating quite calmly above my body . |
| 21 | Masha and I found further cause for depression as , walking in search of a tube station , we came to a major intersection , a roundabout of relentless , screeching vehicles , three and four abreast : for in the centre , on the small concrete island , we saw a man lying on his side . |
| 22 | I heard many a rumour in Suffolk pubs of Germans dressed as British soldiers turning up on the shoreline , and I found locals who insisted that Churchill had visited the area in November 1943 and inspected some American bomber bases . |
| 23 | ‘ I met him several times at balls and routs , and I found him very entertaining . |
| 24 | There are a few areas where descriptions are skimped ( for instance of Doppler effect ) and I found a few small errors . |
| 25 | ( This was very strange for me and I found it hard to talk about . |
| 26 | I felt liberated without the load , as if I could fly , and I found the cruel surroundings suddenly beautiful . |
| 27 | I always saw myself as a creator of space for particular needs , and I found the best ideas which fitted in with that need and that slot and I then encouraged and challenged and stimulated and created the space for that production team to make that programme in the best possible way . |
| 28 | I said ‘ That 's it — I 'm going ’ , and I found myself walking out … |
| 29 | For some reason or other , ever since the last meeting with Leon Shelly in the hotel lobby , and my introduction to Hellen Semmens , my interest in Shelly Films seemed to increase and I found several occasions on which to ring Hellen about arrangements for the further use of CBC announcers . |
| 30 | At first our association was concerned with her scripts for the CBC broadcasts , and I found her most amenable to work with . |