Example sentences of "i found the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found the total silence at a depth of six metres interrupted only by the sound of my breathing quite eerie . |
| 2 | But at the end of 1990 the group was reorganised and Mr Wise was less happy with the outcome : ‘ I found the general direction in which the group was going did n't really satisfy me in terms of long-term interests or challenge , so I decided to bite the bullet . ’ |
| 3 | This , then , was the Jamaican norm , and when I came to Britain , which was still in the throes of the ‘ Swinging Sixties ’ , I found the comparative indiscipline in schools difficult to cope with . |
| 4 | I found the young man In the kitchen . |
| 5 | I found the following equation from which you can determine the frequency ( pulses per second ) . |
| 6 | At last I found the right place on an island off the north coast . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | And , after a while , I found the repeated use of the same illustrations from Whymper 's ‘ Scrambles in the Alps ’ irritating . |
| 9 | I found the Social Contract in the school library and was bewildered . |
| 10 | Well I found the twenty pound in the end but the fifty pound we could n't find it , we checked everything so i fortunately I said to I had them re-checked on Monday during the day for cash up |
| 11 | I found the big difficulty in socialising was that my friends lived in another part of London . |
| 12 | However , I found the short section on conservation and alternative energy sources disappointing . |
| 13 | ‘ Screaming ’ ‘ I was downstairs in the living-room and when I came out I found the whole stairway on fire , ’ she said . |
| 14 | The cartoon was woven by Edinburgh Tapestry Company into a tapestry 8′ by 10′ and I found the whole process of an artist collaborating with weavers quite fascinating . |