Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] not find " in BNC.
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| 1 | He obviously did n't find what he was looking for , because he pushed her none too gently out of the way , then strode into the small room at the back of the house , where she slept . |
| 2 | I was aware that I was attracted to boys and men from about the age of twelve or fourteen , but although I was brought up in London I still did n't find it very easy to have any sort of contact with other gay men . |
| 3 | Obviously , I lost a lot of time there and when I came out I really did n't find the new tyres as much of an advantage as I had hoped . |
| 4 | But it would be an oversimplification to argue that her chosen ‘ content ’ simply did not find an adequate ‘ form ’ until the mid-1960s . |
| 5 | Or perhaps she simply did n't find them all that amusing . |
| 6 | The fact that the major period of growth for the Church was a result of the political conflict with liberal unionism meant that most of those who were attracted to the Church were aware of its high political profile and either positively endorsed it , or at least did not find it offensive . |
| 7 | Well that 's what he 'd say to me , why did n't find out first ? |
| 8 | ( 5 April 1778 ) Mozart evidently did not find this type of work rewarding : |
| 9 | But the rest either did not find them so , or did not consider it relevant to their teaching of mathematics . |
| 10 | Likewise , Maxse turned on Bonar Law when he ditched the ‘ food taxes ’ from the tariff programme , and again did not find himself alone in voicing criticism of the new Tory leader . |
| 11 | The increasing friction between Braun and the City Council came to a head last month when proposals for a large sculpture garden , which was to be financed completely by the Overholland Foundation , again did not find the support from the City Council that Braun was hoping for . |
| 12 | I certainly did n't find it with that fucking bitch . ’ |
| 13 | There was no sign of one , but Ace did discover a locked section of one case which , upon being broken open , proved to contain the sort of books which one certainly did n't find in the local W H Smiths . |
| 14 | Well I certainly did n't find it any more dangerous living in the flats , than I would have found living in . |