Example sentences of "[noun] found the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lonsdale found the results ‘ alarming ’ , but the official press release reassured the press and public that there was ‘ no sign ’ of forest decline among beech trees . |
| 2 | During 1992/93 the University found the need to tackle the issues again , to remove non-functioning bodies from the instruments of government , to streamline various decision-making processes , to redefine membership of the University following the major changes in academic staff tenure , to change the composition of the academic Council and , by no means least , remove gender-specific language . |
| 3 | The warder found the key he sought , unlocked the door and allowed Nicholson through . |
| 4 | An amateur photographer found the dog 's corpse during a photo shoot near Stressholme golf course . |
| 5 | Unlike Fleming , Florey found the atmosphere of a London teaching hospital uncongenial and the conflicts between clinicians and research workers discouraging . |
| 6 | But Mr Mellor said many local authorities found the restrictions imposed by the 1950 Shops Act outmoded and ‘ rightly or wrongly have refused to enforce it . ’ |
| 7 | When Victoria found the grit from the paths got into her sandals , Richard removed her shoes and socks and shook all the gravel out of them , folding her socks for her to put them on again in the special way that her nanny did . |
| 8 | They only managed to convert one of them , when Shaun Taylor found the time and space in a crowded penalty area to knock home the equaliser . |
| 9 | At ILL the researchers found the ratio of the measured yield of positrons to the expected yield to be 0–955 , with a statistical error of 0.035 ( Physical Review D , vol 24 , p 1097 ) . |
| 10 | Northumberland found the strength of British Columbia rather more than they could handle in their final game at Langley , a community on the outskirts of Vancouver . |
| 11 | Alison found the key and opened the door , reaching inside to switch on the hall light . |
| 12 | Their degree of preference for one party Over others had an important influence upon the usefulness-ratings they gave the media for helping them decide how to Vote ( those with clear preferences found the media less useful for that purpose ) but had little or no influence on other aspects of usefulness-ratings . |
| 13 | In his researches , Watkins found the elements ‘ cole ’ , ‘ dod ’ , ‘ red ’ , ‘ white ’ and ‘ black ’ indicative of a trackway . |
| 14 | His fingers found the wrist . |
| 15 | In a similar survey undertaken in 1974 , Greeley found the effectiveness of catholic schools either the same or slightly increased . |
| 16 | The League clubs found the idea of relegation to what was in effect the Southern League too terrible to contemplate . |
| 17 | But a top-level inquiry by Inspector General Sherman Funk found the White House was not responsible for ordering the search . |
| 18 | McQueen found the ruins , and then claimed to trace the road along which the goddess 's statue would have been borne in procession from the temple to the river for the ceremonial washing attributed to worship of Anaitis . |
| 19 | A spokesman for estate agents Buckell and Ballard whgo found the intruders during a routine security check said it was a very isolated incident and very unfortunate , but it does illustrate a need for a change in the law . |
| 20 | As he entered it , one of the prisoners found the switches , and the lights came on again . |
| 21 | Kirov found the speed of the man 's departure something of a consolation . |
| 22 | The exception looked to have won the points twenty minutes from time , when substitute Franz Carr delivered an early cross from the right and Kelly found the net with a diving header his fourth goal in Keegan 's three games . |
| 23 | But the DoE found the Whitehall struggle more difficult than it had supposed . |
| 24 | Look at the facts : she was seen in Alexandra Road at 11.15 , the very time at which Gerald found the yard door barred against him . |
| 25 | But Christie found the pace too hot as Marsh scorched home in 19.73sec , only one-hundredth of a second outside the world record . |
| 26 | But Spurs found the character to come back and equalise through Gordon Durie on 56 minutes , and United manager Alex Ferguson applauded the new competitive edge to a side that ended his team 's run of five straight wins . |
| 27 | The driver found the box silent and Mr Clark slumped in his armchair , obviously dead . |
| 28 | Hosts : Sheep , goats and occasionally cattle Site : Colon Species : Chabertia ovina Distribution : Worldwide Gross : The adults are 1.5-2.0 cm in length and are the largest nematodes found the colon of ruminants . |
| 29 | Perhaps Ivor found the price he had to pay was too high . |
| 30 | Like Jane , Marie perceived a male/female difference in attitudes to labs ; when I asked her if other people on the course found the lab work difficult , she said : |