Example sentences of "they [vb past] not find " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked whether they did not find it inconvenient , living so near the French border , not to speak French , but they said not . |
| 2 | And those who said they did not find it a strain expressed themselves for example as follows : |
| 3 | Most said they did not find the actual tasks they performed for the dementia sufferer difficult , but two-thirds found one or more of the symptoms of dementia difficult to cope with , and most described feelings of strain . |
| 4 | But they did not find it in the hypothalamus . |
| 5 | They did not find oil and gas , merely thick sedimentary areas that could indicate their presence . |
| 6 | They did not find the canteen , nor any building like it , nor any doorway that even vaguely resembled the one through which they had left . |
| 7 | They affected to despise her , but they did not find their contempt a strain , whereas the other really bad disciplinarian in the school , a Geography mistress , one Miss Riley , inflicted on them an intolerable suffering , for they felt themselves compelled to torment her , and she would sit before them , thin and pretty and anguished , making vain attempts to restore order , miserably transparent in her misery , and unable to conceal the depths of her humiliation — depths which frightened them , but which they could not leave unplumbed . |
| 8 | More analytically , pluralist methods might in theory uncover conspiracy by an elite by investigating observable decisions , and the fact that in various studies they did not find evidence of narrow conspiratorial elites led pluralist community power researchers to conclude that a more flexible competitive and open system prevailed . |
| 9 | However , in the afternoon they did not find any suitable cottages to stay in , and it was too cold to sleep outside . |
| 10 | Osman 's followers would have to get together ; and Owen would see that they did not find that very easy . |
| 11 | ‘ We have to hope they did not find any . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ They did n't find it there , did they , Gazzer ? |
| 13 | But they did n't find anything wrong , so Mother came back home , and I was so happy . |
| 14 | And when he was found they 'd both be in such a heap of dung , they 'd be lucky if they did n't find themselves nicked as thieves . |
| 15 | They did n't find my husband at home but I was there and they beat me terribly . |
| 16 | They came in search of paradise … but they did n't find it . |
| 17 | They all thought me secure , even if they did n't find Cliff Top exactly homey . |
| 18 | He tried to help her : ‘ They did n't find much ; only a couple of volumes of somebody 's journal — ’ |
| 19 | They did n't find any poison in her body . |
| 20 | ‘ They did n't find out from me ! ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Nah , they did n't find nothing here . |
| 22 | They did n't find any fingerprints , so I doubt if they 'll come up with anything . ’ |
| 23 | Went past the garden , they did n't find her for thirty minutes the little girl ! |