Example sentences of "finds [pers pn] very [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He finds them very difficult to follow .
2 Of the rumours , he said , ‘ Diana finds them very hurtful because they are not true . ’
3 ‘ No , Faye finds you very reassuring .
4 As we saw in the first chapter , an adult with this sort of emotional history finds it very hard to deal with separation of any sort .
5 The promising entrepreneur finds it very hard to compete with multinationals , which can always outproduce him and undercut his prices because of the very scale of their operations and capital .
6 But the commitment of governments was to the gold standard and free trade and , in 1922 , Baldwin reflected that , ‘ a free trade country , such as we are still , finds it very difficult to argue with a country that has a tariff weapon in its hand . ’
7 Her solicitor , James Littlehales said : ‘ She 's very very distressed and finds it very difficult to understand how her daughter could do such a thing .
8 But what people in general feel about the situation Howard finds it very difficult to determine .
9 I have a very observant Afrikaans friend , a medical doctor , also a great admirer of Mr.X , who maintains that all top-class golfers walk on the insides of their feet , thus enabling them to maintain the right shin post without effort , as against the bandy-legged player , who finds it very difficult to keep his right knee firm on the backswing .
10 Now Michael Portillo is one of the Tory high flyers , for anyone that do n't know who he is , he 's a Tory high flyer who finds it very difficult to look down , very difficult to look down on those but he should look down before he makes a such statements .
11 Erm I think the , the point that 's being made here is that even within the defined areas of authority given to him by the constitution , the president finds it very difficult to act unless certain specific conditions are met .
12 The mother sometimes finds it very difficult to give away an almost impossible to keep child and the child , when grown up , may think about why their mother gave them away .
13 Lisa admits she finds it very upsetting .
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