Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] to find [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the long silence lengthened between them Laura desperately tried to find some adequate words to express her disgust at his actions . |
| 2 | I knew the sound that I wanted , in my head , and I just happened to find this old AC30 which belonged to a friend of mine . |
| 3 | Local communities thus had to find more money to fulfil even their admitted obligations under the statute of 1327 , and the regular wearing of military uniform , which began in the 1330s , added to their burden since it too had to be paid for by the community . |
| 4 | 53 said the assistant manager , who had earlier been asked to put our 50 chairs , and who then had to find another three in a panic when some extra people arrived . |
| 5 | Having decided on this book , I then had to find another interesting book which had some connection to Carrie . |
| 6 | It was a long while since she had heard Con laugh like that ; lately , he never seemed to find much to laugh at . |