Example sentences of "he [vb past] not find " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the experimenter found it then he kept it , and if he did not find it the child got the chocolate . |
| 2 | He did not find it awkward that his own father was the tutor of the college and so responsible in a double sense for his pastoral care . |
| 3 | He did not find learning to pray an easy occupation . |
| 4 | The letters to Greeves suggest that he did not find this part of a Christian 's duty very easy ( 'Daily Castration Prevents Master Bation' ) . |
| 5 | How much of what the informants said was discarded by the interviewer because he did not find it useful — and by what criteria did he decide what was useful and what was not ? |
| 6 | Although Frank obtained a first-class diploma from the College , he did not find an opening in farming and his thoughts turned once more to medicine for which his experiences at College led him to think he had an aptitude . |
| 7 | He did not find the woman 's endearment term endearing . |
| 8 | He did not find her amusing , and she found him quite disastrously dull . |
| 9 | He ascertained that it related to the evidence and not to the law , but he did not find out what the problem was and merely gave general guidance . |
| 10 | But he did not find out what was the problem which had brought the jury back into court and it is therefore impossible to tell whether anything said by the judge resolved the problem or not , because no one knows what the problem was . |
| 11 | He did not find one because he distrusted quantum mechanics . |
| 12 | He did not find the day-to-day life of a professional journalist congenial . |
| 13 | For himself , he did not find the piece as graceful as could be wished , but Alice seemed to find it most enjoyable and had giggled over its charms ever since . |
| 14 | He shows clearly that he did not find evidence of the so-called two-tier phenomenon to which the hon. Lady refers , but that the total of care provided was increased . |
| 15 | The concept of altering demand to remain at full employment was one he did not find it difficult to grasp . |
| 16 | He did not find Lawrence and Morris easy to reconcile but since " the House in R v Morris considered that there had plainly been an appropriation in Lawrence 's case , there must have been because [ the victim ] , although he had permitted or allowed his money to be taken , had not in truth consented to the [ accused ] taking anything in excess of [ what was agreed ] . |
| 17 | He did not find the relevant information , but was able to use the Prestel mailbox facility to send a message to COIC . |
| 18 | Alliance leader John Alderdice said he did not find Mrs Robinson 's handshake with Gerry Adams a ‘ helpful ’ contribution and the same thing applied to the Republic 's constitutional claim . |