Example sentences of "was [adj] to find [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a sector beset with intellectual arrogance which has a disturbing tendency to under-rate the value of the customer and blame poor audiences on the weaknesses of marketing rather than , as is more likely , on the weaknesses of the artistic offering , it was refreshing to find a company which had used marketing techniques successfully — and which claimed it would continue to do so . |
| 2 | By the end of the 1970s it was possible to find a Soviet historian proclaim that ‘ It is precisely through controversy that the truth emerges . ’ |
| 3 | He thought the goods on display were crude and tasteless ; but sometimes it was possible to find a little gem amongst the mass-produced dross . |
| 4 | I was sorry to find a significant omission , however . |
| 5 | Juliet was grateful to find a kindred spirit among all these wealthy public-school-educated socialites . |
| 6 | Aristide , in turn , had assured the OAS that he was willing to find a " national solution " to the crisis , one which would safeguard the rights of all sections of society , if respect were shown for the Constitution and if his presidency were recognised . |
| 7 | When she swung into the leafy driveway at Cultra , she was relieved to find no other vehicle there . |
| 8 | He was delighted to find the house still a blaze of light ; that meant the part was still in full swing , which meant Gerard would be busy … and that meant that he should be able to creep in through the kitchen door . |
| 9 | The prospect of a hot lunch at the Cluanie Inn kept me going , but on arrival there , after ten miles of misery , I was dismayed to find the place closed and nobody in sight . |
| 10 | However , he was alarmed to find the army was being infiltrated by those he regarded as religious extremists . |
| 11 | Before the F-Plan was published it was impossible to find a really helpful and realistic guide to the sources of fibre in everyday foods . |
| 12 | However , staying was ruled out by the realisation that it was impossible to find a suitable single site to accommodate all the various departments . |
| 13 | Flaubert found London scaring ; it was an unhealthy city , he declared , where it was impossible to find a pot-au-feu . |
| 14 | It was easy to find the way to call her . |
| 15 | In 1940 I was fortunate to find a summer job in the local tomato factory , one of the innumerable similar factories scattered in the Parma province . |
| 16 | Notwithstanding the reservations expressed by Whitelaw amongst others , especially about the impact on younger people , it was hard to find a better comprehensive phrase than ‘ law and order ’ . |
| 17 | There were days when it was hard to find a script . |
| 18 | I was horrified to find a notice at the bottom of Ben More stating No Dogs Allowed . |
| 19 | In it I was horrified to find a whole pile of love letters from Linton . |
| 20 | The arrival of the Brownings and her husband in Florence at the beginning of June was the beginning of what she felt to be a softening of her self and she was glad to find the hard crust she felt encasing her crack and dissolve . |
| 21 | I was glad to find the original material in what I took to be splendid condition , still clearly bearing the marks of the sculptor 's chisel . |
| 22 | In the B flat Trio , Op. 11 I was glad to find the Czechs opting for the composer 's original clarinet rather than the optional violin chosen by the Beaux Arts . |
| 23 | Ianthe was disconcerted to find the little dressmaker at her side , peering up into her face . |
| 24 | As a matter of fact , I tackled Erdle about it this evening because I was curious to find the reference in the book that upset both Madame Gebrec and her son . |
| 25 | In time trouble and under severe pressure , Karpov was unable to find a defence as Yusupov 's queen and rooks swarmed into his position . |
| 26 | However , BRAC was unable to find a wholly appropriate form of oral rehydration therapy to teach to the people of Bangladesh . |
| 27 | He said that one elderly man had been killed on Hollyhurst Road because he was unable to find a safe place to cross owing of the amount of cars parked along the street . |
| 28 | The class of twelve and thirteen year olds were forced to miss lessons because Buckinghamshire Education Committee was unable to find a supply teacher . |
| 29 | The young Einstein was unable to find an academic position , went to work in the Bern patent office , and in one incredible year ( 1905 ) , at the age of 26 , wrote a number of research papers that laid the foundations of no less than three major branches of modern physics — statistical mechanics , the quantum theory and special relativity . |
| 30 | For a while it looked as if founding editor Ken Wilson would buy the title back , but he was unable to find an editor and a valiant last ditch attempt to keep the title going , by Grey Rimmer of On The Edge , was destined to fall by the wayside . |