Example sentences of "to find [conj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now the quarrel was under its own impetus , and once again a trial seemed to be in progress , with both of them as accusers , but both figuring also as investigators of the lowest description , wretched hirelings , turning over the stones to find where the filth lay buried . |
| 2 | Would you believe that he said I 've got to work on the aeroplane this week , I 've got the week off , I 've got to work on the aeroplane , I , you know , I shall be alright , down the airfield , er on the Wednesday he arrived to see how we were getting on , complaining like made because he had n't been able to find where the cottage was , I said but I 'd left you a detailed map , |
| 3 | To find where the blockage is ( unless it is simply the gully itself which is blocked ) , you will have to lift the inspection chamber manhole covers starting at the house and working outwards . |
| 4 | He undertook the huge task of searching into Coleridge 's past and trying to find where the images of his poetry came from . |
| 5 | Having taken the plunge and opened the package I was delighted to find that the software is n't copy protected — no problems running it on my hard disk systems here , or so I thought . |
| 6 | The first occasion was in October 1991 , when I descended the station steps to find that the ELR 's intentional BR(LMR) 1950s image of maroon and straw everywhere , supplemented by ‘ double sausage ’ signs , had been suppressed . |
| 7 | There are a number of forensic tests to be carried out but I expect to find that the razor was the weapon . ’ |
| 8 | Thus we might expect to find that the giving of grades has a crop of side effects peculiarly its own . |
| 9 | The yacht being of Scandinavian build , it comes as no surprise to find that the joiner work throughout the accommodation is of stained African mahogany . |
| 10 | The great noise woke Bacon and he hurried to the college gate only to find that the opportunity to build the wall of brass around Stamford had been missed and all his work was undone . |
| 11 | However , after completing the purchase , they were horrified to find that the cottage was infested with dry rot — this cost them £5,000 to deal with . |
| 12 | He was happily surprised to find that the cottage did indeed live up to Coleridge 's estimate of it , possessing ‘ every thing that heart could desire ’ , including a small flower garden and a climbing rose which Coleridge was soon to commemorate in verse . |
| 13 | Clearly if a wine bar were to find that the catering side of the business brought more trade and wished to convert part of the bar area into a restaurant , this would not be a material change and would not require planning permission . |
| 14 | It was disappointing to discover on asking if I could have them to find that the museum had only just got round to registering what appeared to be Audubon 's proofs . |
| 15 | However , disappointment set in when we ventured home to find that the packaging contained a guitar , a separate tremolo and guarantee which was to be mailed to the USA . |
| 16 | He probably expected to find that the problem had been too much for her . |
| 17 | We were surprised to find that the plinths used for exercise and as tables during the day are their beds at night ! |
| 18 | Any foreign manager arriving in Britain is amazed to find that the permutations of Ford Sierra , Vauxhall Cavalier and the like that he must offer his staff now define the pecking order in British society . |
| 19 | When the Home Secretary announced the additional numbers for police forces throughout England and Wales , I was shocked to find that Gwent merited only one extra officer and was astounded to find that the South Wales police force was not to have a single extra officer , especially as the chief constable has undertaken a major review to ensure the best use of available manpower , a process which must continue . |
| 20 | I say a Supertravel ad for a ridiculously cheap week and phoned to find that the price applied not to St Anton , Val d'Isere , Verbier or any of the top resorts I considered worthy of my attention , but to a place called Argentiere which had only seven lifts . |
| 21 | They quickly discovered that daylight bombing without fighter escorts was not on , and were also surprised to find that the RAF Lancaster was at least as formidable a fighting weapon as any of their own aircraft . |
| 22 | I was up in Oregon at the time and got back to find that the tremor had shoved the sewage pipes up a few inches and thrown the water out of the lavatories , a well-known portent of Satan 's arrival , if you believe the infernal guidebooks . |
| 23 | He often went to discuss matters with the Lord High Admiral , James , Duke of York , only to find that the Duke had gone hunting . |
| 24 | ASPIRING coaches in the Durham and Cleveland area have been stunned to find that the cost of the basic part one course has doubled in two years to £88.50 . |
| 25 | It is astounding to find that the Gilberts Californian real-estate and property magnates have managed to acquire a collection of this importance in just over thirty years . |
| 26 | In circumstances such as these , it would be open to a jury to find that the girl had not consented even though no violence was used or threatened and despite her knowledge and understanding of the nature of the act . |
| 27 | He challenged the social worker to find that the girl lacked anything . |
| 28 | More especially , I wondered at their risk when I learnt that some of them had landed across the Channel and were astonished to find that the natives did not speak English . |
| 29 | Lord Meston , on his behalf , submits that the judge erred in declining to find that the removal of the child by the mother from Ontario was ‘ wrongful . ’ |
| 30 | They were later surprised to find that the Misses Dolan had left wills , leaving the house and contents , except for some specific bequests , to Margaret ‘ for her devoted care of us ’ , and a cabinet containing a doll 's china tea-set and porcelain figures which she had played with ‘ to our darling Molly ’ . |