Example sentences of "[vb pp] that [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 You have probably heard that I found it impossible to afford living in London any longer and have come here as a master .
2 She could not have said that she found him dull , because she did not know it , and was conscious only of her own failure , and her misery at her own personal inadequacy quite drowned any sensation of boredom .
3 Their spirits had parted , and though their bodies stayed together for a while longer , it was the first time since they had met that they found it difficult to talk .
4 She hinted that she could be of more help to them than her brother , provided that they left him alone in his present state of health .
5 Libion , the kindly café proprietor , was so exasperated that he had them all thrown out .
6 He began to feel more comfortable after 24 hours ' treatment with antibiotics and also admitted that he found it easier to pass urine in the privacy of the toilet than he did in the ward .
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