Example sentences of "find [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | McLeish , warmed by the fact that she had taken the trouble to find out a bit about him , confirmed he had been at Reading University and had worked as a young sergeant in the Flying Squad . |
| 2 | Given what we now know , this is much more than the expected attempt to find out a demon 's identity , though it sounds very like it . |
| 3 | When you have shared something like that , you want to find out a little more about those who have shared it with you . |
| 4 | In future , it would be wise to find out a little more about your fish before you buy them . |
| 5 | I would be very pleased to chat to anyone who 's interested , even if you just want to find out a bit about making banners . |
| 6 | It 's the sort of fruitless post-mortem that bridge-players do but the point of the incident is that it showed the extent to which Hunt 's temper could affect his judgement , for in motor racing , as Nigel Mansell was to find out a decade later , to lose one 's cool harms only oneself . |
| 7 | Try to talk about things that are n't on the list , to find out a little more about Moore and how shaky he is , how super-sensitive , how damned defensive , and you 'll be faced with as much sternness and disapproval as he can muster . |
| 8 | " endeavour to find out a person both to answer to their expectation and those of the Town , and … to superintend and assist him for a while . " |
| 9 | To find out a new research programme was started , fresh water biologist Doctor Alistair . |
| 10 | In his second year at the College Jack Smith had Minton for his tutor and was impressed by the way he took pains to find out a student 's intentions . |
| 11 | I had to find out a lot of things about you in a short space of time . |
| 12 | There was then the opportunity to meet the captain and crew and to find out a little bit more as to how the plane was able to fly at such a phenomenal speed . |
| 13 | Before we start slapping all sorts of controls and restrictions on cars , we ought to find out a little more about the effect that they are really having on the environment . |
| 14 | ‘ George they are n't going to find out a thing if we do n't tip them off . |
| 15 | It really is something that I would like to see us achieve in the future and if this can be brought forward by meeting the developer down there , then I would be , certainly be in favour of that and I would certainly like , and this is what we said at this meeting , to find out a little more detail of exactly what they were offering but we have to be minded all the time , as I said again , is how we 're going to acquire permission to go over one or two different land owners ' lands . |
| 16 | In tide free waters like the Mediterranean we do n't have the same problem but we still need to consult a chart to find out a suitable location for sailing . |
| 17 | One of the other things , of course , we 've got to always bear in mind when we und , try to understand the parables of Jesus is that you can not , and Jesus never meant for us , to find us u our , you know a parallel for every single little detail , the for for the colour of this , or the colour of that , or th the shape of something else , he did n't expect us and did n't mean for us to find out a pa a a parallel , a meaning for every single detail because otherwise you 're gon na be contradicting yourself again and again but what we must see is , what is the main basic truth that Jesus is teaching here ? |
| 18 | First of all it 's erm an opportunity for us to find out a bit more about each other . |
| 19 | It was a chance to find out a little of what life in the army is all about . |
| 20 | Gary wants me to find out a bit more about it cos he wants a new one , another , well he wants a new one , cos we done a deal , get my bed , if we get the bedroom done |
| 21 | She found out a week back ! " |
| 22 | It would have been no secret to you that Connors of the Globe would tip me off if he found out a thing like that . |
| 23 | ‘ I found out a few weeks ago that the canon there says prayers for John every day . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I found out a couple of weeks ago . |
| 25 | For a minority there was disappointment : ‘ Well , it was all very interesting , I found out a lot about what other staff think . |
| 26 | ‘ We found out a funny thing about the kids , lads really , they were n't so young . |
| 27 | So I thought perhaps someone was playing a joke on me for , for a television show what Bobby Vinton would do if he found out a number one record in England . |
| 28 | " You 've found out a lot , Bigwig , and all to the good . |
| 29 | From Morrison she had found out a significant fact , which would have deterred anyone less prejudiced in their conviction of Nigel Steen 's guilt . |
| 30 | Too late , she had found out a gift for her dear . |