Example sentences of "i [vb past] to find the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shops were opening and I browsed for a while in one that sold books as well as newspapers and magazines , but I failed to find the American edition of Rodriguez 's book . |
| 2 | Every time I returned home I expected to find the police waiting . |
| 3 | I tried to find the window of my room . |
| 4 | I arrived to find the house empty . |
| 5 | I turned to find the young Mr Cardinal beaming happily at me . |
| 6 | It sounded fascinating so I decided to find the book to write this essay . |
| 7 | ‘ However , the good news is that I managed to find the switch for the air-conditioning . |
| 8 | First I went to find the boy 's father and told him , ‘ There 's nothing you can do by staying here . |
| 9 | I had to find the money somewhere . |
| 10 | I 'm essentially a social historian , although I sometimes think that if I wanted to find the right adjective , and I 've never been too much worried about adjectives , I would say I 'm really a cultural historian . |