Example sentences of "he [vb mod] find a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing would , nothing could go wrong today ; he ought to find a betting shop and put some money on a horse , he felt so lucky , so good , so in tune . |
| 2 | In 1786 Lord was approached by several members of the club , most notably George Finch-Hatton , later ninth Earl of Winchilsea , and Charles Lennox , later fourth Duke of Richmond [ qq.v. ] , who suggested that he should find a new ground for them , because they wanted the privacy of an enclosed ground near the centre of London . |
| 3 | When he returns from Hong Kong , where he has charge of the Barbarians , on Monday , he should find an invitation to continue as England 's coach . |
| 4 | He must find a way . |
| 5 | In addition , he must find a source of extra-budgetary finance . |
| 6 | The magicians told Vortigern he must find a boy with no father , sacrifice the child and sprinkle his blood on the fort 's foundations . |
| 7 | At this moment it was for him to protect her , and he must find a way to do it . |
| 8 | He must find a priceless vase but more importantly he must escape from a planet of bizarre alien women with earthly desires ! |
| 9 | Pétain , impassive , decisive , tells Serrigny he must find a bed in the hotel . |
| 10 | You know he 's around and you know he 'll find a way to get open . ’ |
| 11 | Pringle believes that although there are other biographies of Bacon on the way , Paul 's will have the perfect combination of sensibility and interest — I think he 'll find a new way through to Bacon ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ He 'll find a way in . |
| 13 | He had , she said , been unable to pass any shop in any town , any market-stall or window , for he might find a Nelson , a Gladiator , Henry Irving , a Shepherd boy with dog , twins , Dick Turpin . |
| 14 | In the right location , however , he might find a very profitable market for hand-harvested and threshed wheat and rye straw for thatching and horse collars . |
| 15 | If Harry wanted to play bridge , they could learn together , join a club , and he might find a chance to play bridge in the daytime when she was unavailable , and eventually get to mind less about her other activities . |
| 16 | Surely , if he could find this source then he might find a lot more ? |
| 17 | Paul asked where he might find a bookshop , and was told . |
| 18 | ‘ If he committed himself to Britain by actually living here he might find a bit more warmth forthcoming from the British public . |
| 19 | On the other hand , there is a fair chance that he might find a magic potion which will restore him to full strength and heal his wounds . |
| 20 | he might find a pain when he 's old . |
| 21 | At first they assumed that he could find a place among the steep woods behind Camserney and be supplied by their good friends Donald and Aileen Gillies at the mill . |
| 22 | He wondered where he could find a chance of quieter work . |
| 23 | He had been saving as much as possible from the grant in the hope of amassing a small sum which would tide him over until he could find a local job . |
| 24 | It has made him a millionaire but 32-year-old Chris would sell it all tomorrow if he could find a buyer . |
| 25 | He was faced with two conflicting decisions : one ( the Manchester Corporation case [ 1891 ] 1 Q.B. 94 ) of a Divisional Court which was prima facie binding upon him unless he could find a valid ground on which to distinguish it and one ( the Bognor Regis case [ 1972 ] 2 Q.B. 169 ) by a judge of co-ordinate jurisdiction . |
| 26 | He said he would be back at the Ascension , if he could find a ride ; failing that , at Pentecost . |
| 27 | Funny little things like the way he could find a mental case to confess to every gangland killing , and the number of prisoners who had sudden heart attacks while he was questioning them . |
| 28 | A group of teachers asked Hinrich Medau if he could find a use for some wooden clubs — gradually every possibility was explored , and today they are an indispensable part of the Medau movement equipment . |
| 29 | Once in he could lose himself among the excited household , and never be in one place long enough to be an object of suspicion , until he could find a means of encountering Ralf Isambard alone . |
| 30 | Yet he was unwilling to take leave , treating his engagement as settled , without some more conventional glance in that direction than he could find an opening for in the manner of the large , affable lady who sat there drawing a pair of soiled gants de Suede through a fat , jewelled hand and , at once pressing and gliding , repeated over and over everything but the thing he would have liked to hear ( 2 ) . |