Example sentences of "we 've found a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've found a new lead guitar . |
| 2 | ‘ We 've been slowed down by the lack of a new engine but we 've found a good engine in the second pack they sent us — it needs a couple of hours of work on minor jobs , but if everything goes well we should have something ready for out-inspection later this afternoon . |
| 3 | ‘ And we think we 've found a Roman villa . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ At least we 've found a suitable base on the French coast and the pilot looks promising . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Sir , can you come across to the Gun Shop ? 1 think we 've found a serious defect which could affect the Warrior fleet . ’ |
| 6 | ( 22 ) Margaret is a rather meteorological expert they bought some extremely clerical collars This effect is seen very clearly in the cases where the same word can be used in each of the different ways ; thus the adjective musical can perfectly well be modified for intensity when it is used ascriptively : ( 23 ) even as a child Naomi had a very musical voice but when it is associative , the result is again unacceptable : ( 24 ) we 've found a legal text and a very musical treatise 2.6 It is not necessary to be a linguist to feel that there is a difference in the two ways of using attributives . |
| 7 | We 've found a tiny offshoot of imagination |
| 8 | And now we 've found a fine warren and got into it without even having to fight , you 've got to do your best to upset everyone ! |