Example sentences of "find that [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the most exciting events have occurred in this imaginary place , and I am always disappointed when I visit Wood Green to find that no school , no schoolhouse , no children and , above all , no Miss Watson or Miss Fogerty are to be seen . |
| 2 | Jessamy was horrified to find that a wave of pure jealousy was beginning to sweep through her . |
| 3 | It is therefore possible , in theory at least , for a court to find that a trader has complied with the code but that such compliance nevertheless involved giving a misleading indication . |
| 4 | Currently it is usual to find that a contract cleaning company may be used to look after the offices and toilets , but production areas are generally ‘ out of bounds ’ , because they are considered too sensitive . |
| 5 | I turned to find that a girl had joined me at the bar . |
| 6 | There are many tales of naturalists who have gone to some place in search of a rare species , only to find that a member of that very species floats down out of the trees on gentle wings to besport itself before his amazed eyes , or appear in whatever appropriate manner to his appreciative gaze . |
| 7 | When we question the actual extent of lifetime employment it is not surprising to find that a fluid labour market requires that only a quarter of employees can expect such guarantees . |
| 8 | You will be amazed to find that a sentence which at first sounded terribly long and difficult , now seems much shorter , once you have conquered and mastered it bit by bit . |
| 9 | Losers instantly have their spur leg amputated with a machete , and we were shocked to find that a cock which even for a moment turns and runs has instantly lost . |
| 10 | I was pleased to find that a number of pamphlets on the town had been published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by a keen amateur local historian . |
| 11 | Despite being very close to an agreement with NALGO it was disappointing for the Special Finance Committee held on the 7 October 1992 to learn that the latest package offer had been rejected and to find that a number of employees had taken industrial action to lobby the meeting . |
| 12 | Inevitably , the save and sometimes the print facility has been turned off , and it 's not uncommon to find that a limit on file size ( in memory ) is also applied . |
| 13 | You are liable to find that every time you go to use your car one of any number of people has parked in front of the garage and that neither painted notices nor threats will deter them . |
| 14 | Having taken the plunge and opened the package I was delighted to find that the software is n't copy protected — no problems running it on my hard disk systems here , or so I thought . |
| 15 | The first occasion was in October 1991 , when I descended the station steps to find that the ELR 's intentional BR(LMR) 1950s image of maroon and straw everywhere , supplemented by ‘ double sausage ’ signs , had been suppressed . |
| 16 | There are a number of forensic tests to be carried out but I expect to find that the razor was the weapon . ’ |
| 17 | Thus we might expect to find that the giving of grades has a crop of side effects peculiarly its own . |
| 18 | The yacht being of Scandinavian build , it comes as no surprise to find that the joiner work throughout the accommodation is of stained African mahogany . |
| 19 | The great noise woke Bacon and he hurried to the college gate only to find that the opportunity to build the wall of brass around Stamford had been missed and all his work was undone . |
| 20 | However , after completing the purchase , they were horrified to find that the cottage was infested with dry rot — this cost them £5,000 to deal with . |
| 21 | He was happily surprised to find that the cottage did indeed live up to Coleridge 's estimate of it , possessing ‘ every thing that heart could desire ’ , including a small flower garden and a climbing rose which Coleridge was soon to commemorate in verse . |
| 22 | Clearly if a wine bar were to find that the catering side of the business brought more trade and wished to convert part of the bar area into a restaurant , this would not be a material change and would not require planning permission . |
| 23 | It was disappointing to discover on asking if I could have them to find that the museum had only just got round to registering what appeared to be Audubon 's proofs . |
| 24 | However , disappointment set in when we ventured home to find that the packaging contained a guitar , a separate tremolo and guarantee which was to be mailed to the USA . |
| 25 | He probably expected to find that the problem had been too much for her . |
| 26 | We were surprised to find that the plinths used for exercise and as tables during the day are their beds at night ! |
| 27 | Any foreign manager arriving in Britain is amazed to find that the permutations of Ford Sierra , Vauxhall Cavalier and the like that he must offer his staff now define the pecking order in British society . |
| 28 | When the Home Secretary announced the additional numbers for police forces throughout England and Wales , I was shocked to find that Gwent merited only one extra officer and was astounded to find that the South Wales police force was not to have a single extra officer , especially as the chief constable has undertaken a major review to ensure the best use of available manpower , a process which must continue . |
| 29 | I say a Supertravel ad for a ridiculously cheap week and phoned to find that the price applied not to St Anton , Val d'Isere , Verbier or any of the top resorts I considered worthy of my attention , but to a place called Argentiere which had only seven lifts . |
| 30 | They quickly discovered that daylight bombing without fighter escorts was not on , and were also surprised to find that the RAF Lancaster was at least as formidable a fighting weapon as any of their own aircraft . |