Example sentences of "find [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now , if the murder took place at about three forty-five p.m. , as I believe it did , why do we find Kemp 's wife , Marion , doing nothing about it ? |
| 2 | Murray Pugh 's mother , father and younger sister travelled to Cheltenham this morning to appeal to the people there to help find Murray 's killer . |
| 3 | After beating him , they ransacked the house , but could only find £10 's worth of coins . |
| 4 | ‘ Ben Gunn , ’ they said , ‘ you can stay here and find Flint 's money . |
| 5 | ‘ Boys , ’ I said , ‘ let's go ashore and find Flint 's treasure . ’ |
| 6 | One was from an astrologer saying that he would find Matthew 's wife for a fee ; another proposed membership of a society for bereaved or deserted spouses ; a third offered the services of ‘ a well-known and respected private inquiry agent , formerly associated with Scotland Yard . ’ |
| 7 | Tonight the Minister of the big Methodist church in the township of Harare opened it for people of all colours and creeds to come and pray and find God 's plan . |
| 8 | That is why , in their work , we will always find God 's mercy and love hiding beyond his anger . |
| 9 | Catherine would be awake and would find Mike 's mother unfamiliar . |
| 10 | She caught the drift of his thinking , switched on an open smile as if to compliment him on his loyalty , and said : ‘ I think you 'll find Hilda 's part in my husband 's life put perfectly fairly when Mr Kronweiser 's book comes out . ’ |
| 11 | In this land of rich , green fields , isolated villages and parks you will find Shakespeare 's birthplace , at Stratford-upon-Avon , and a wealth of historic landmarks . |
| 12 | I tell you what I ca n't do , I ca n't find , I ca n't find Charles ' birthday on me calendar |
| 13 | Not only did she find Charles 's brand of ignorance excessively boring , but she would like to warn him … that from now on , he would be hearing the Hörst Wessel Song every morning … that both blocks of flats would too … every morning … 7 a.m . |
| 14 | ‘ And if you were to look in here , ’ and he pointed to his side , where an ancient oak chest , bound with brass braces and secured with a giant lock and key stood , ‘ you would find Møn 's Book of Legends , in which the massacre is chronicled in words by two contemporary survivors . |
| 15 | If we ca n't find Simonica 's mum we must prove that we made very effort to . |
| 16 | She could n't find Nick 's face flannel by its flickering light and he would n't use hers . |
| 17 | He went through to the Green Room , hoping that he 'd find Alex 's jacket still hanging there , with the gun still cold in its pocket , with all five shots still unfired . |