Example sentences of "to find [pers pn] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The standard BC109 quotes a range of 180 to 800 and you are less likely to find you have a suitable device . |
| 2 | She was overjoyed to find she earned a much higher wage than for her factory work . |
| 3 | I was appalled to find him investing a portion of our diminutive budget in some sixty bowls . |
| 4 | We have become so used to thinking of Günter Wand as a conductor who specialises exclusively in the late 18th and 19th Century symphonic repertoire that it comes as something of a shock to find him performing a wide variety of works of more contemporary lineage . |
| 5 | The morning crew were a little surprised to find they had a new colleague but none of them was unduly perturbed by the intrusion . |
| 6 | Expecting to see only derision in those clear , light eyes , she was surprised to find they held a flicker of unwilling respect , even admiration , but all he said was , ‘ Would you like another brandy ? ’ |
| 7 | You say a word , the children find it ; first team to find it gets a point . |
| 8 | So somehow it was reassuring to find he had a sore throat when I saw him last Thursday . |