Example sentences of "[pron] found [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found something a shade patronizing in her attitude , and I interpreted it as an attempt to upstage me ; perhaps to test me , to see if I was worth playing against . |
| 2 | I found myself a nice bit of grass with a backrest against a tree trunk and waited for the show to begin . |
| 3 | And so it went on in what was styled — even in the ranks — as the Baldwin Air Force , and it was in this environment that I found myself a mere fragment within a daily expanding Air Force . |
| 4 | Albert Spanswick came from the old school of trade union leaders and I found him a more persuasive advocate for health service workers than Rodney Bickerstaffe . |
| 5 | I found him a most agreeable man and we seemed to get along well from the start . |
| 6 | Actually , I found him a pleasant companion . |
| 7 | I found him a somewhat erratic personality and an occasional pain in the ass . ’ |
| 8 | At first I found him a difficult subject to interview because , to paraphrase Donne , when he had done he had not done , he still had more ; and I had to learn to give him at least five seconds , grace before moving on , because his afterthoughts were often gems . |
| 9 | I found him a fascinating , knowledgeable and eclectic artist , someone who thinks deeply about his work and is not content simply to record the bare facts of the world in front of him . |
| 10 | So I found him a small house called Kirk o'Field , outside Edinburgh . |
| 11 | The younger one wanted to be a sailor , and so I found him a place on a ship . |
| 12 | I found him a clean scarf to hold over his face . |
| 13 | Well , I found him a stretch of grass , but , whew , it was hot , 100 degrees . |
| 14 | I found him a most agreeable man , a sharp observer , and the possessor of intellectual attainments of no mean order . |
| 15 | Actually I found them a lot more convenient than |
| 16 | She says she did the Byrd show ‘ because I found her a fascinating part of the underground scene in New York , and I felt somebody should expose her to a bigger market . |
| 17 | ‘ Whatever her failings may or may not be , I found her a most agreeable and willing chambermaid — very attractive for that occupation — far more attractive than the common run of girls , did n't you find ? ’ |
| 18 | They behaved towards me as they would to anyone else and I found it a very valuable exposure . |
| 19 | I found it a rather disgusting product of a self-admitted drug damaged brain . |
| 20 | When I first visited Yad Vashem in 1978 , I found it a place of unanswerable accusation . |
| 21 | Whether Hardy 's slightly impulsive way with phrasing is quite what this music demands ( all three works are in their different ways Classical in behaviour ) will be a matter of personal taste , but , given the highly personalised response , I found it a most pleasingly seductive recital . |
| 22 | Once I had said that I found it a lot easier to speak to her . |
| 23 | I had been his guest in the air very briefly before when I was taken up to see Low Birk Hatt as a bird would see it , and I found it a thrilling experience , quite the best way to travel . |
| 24 | There with the Princess 's permission as the only journalist , I found it a fascinating insight into how Diana conducts a part of her life that has until now been comparatively secret . |
| 25 | I found it a bit disturbing sometimes but I just had to accept it . |
| 26 | I found it a very compassionate account of the unrewarding role filled by many in today 's ever-divorcing society . |
| 27 | And Gregory : ‘ I found it a tremendously exciting challenge to depict the past as convincingly as I could for the mass-market audience of today . ’ |
| 28 | I found it a bit stilted , but Ted thought it warm . |
| 29 | I found it a bit too hypnotic for comfort . |
| 30 | I 'm a comparative newcomer to this computer age that many people of my generation would rather try to ignore … but you really ca n't … and as an owner of a computer and an 8 year old , I found it a good read and picked up lots of new tips on home entertainment/education as well . |