Example sentences of "find that [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recognising that relocation may have a worse effect on married staff than on single workers , it is not unusual to find that they receive higher allowances . |
| 2 | They stared at each other in silence for a moment , surprised to find that they shared some fragment of a common cause : the unsolved mysteries that troubled them both , though twenty years and half a world apart , were somehow one and the same . |
| 3 | She opened a small round leather box to find that it contained tiny gold collar studs and several pairs of cuff links . |
| 4 | You are likely to find that you need more fillings when you visit the dentist . |
| 5 | The monopolistic merchants found that they had insufficient capital to advance the loans required ; there was much evasion of the monopolies ; and the export trade itself was disrupted by the crown 's impressment of merchant shipping for war , and its political pressures on Flanders . |
| 6 | ‘ When I got to my door I found that I had this cement cock in my pocket . |
| 7 | They then got his notes out and found that he had malignant hypertension — just high blood pressure . |
| 8 | The mocking-birds were probably his best clue , since here he found that he had clear evidence showing that the populations of different islands were quite distinct . |
| 9 | John Gadsby who travelled across France in 1855 found that he needed two greatcoats and a large travelling wrapper to keep himself warm even though the carriage was supplied with hot footwarmers which were renewed at certain stops along the route . |
| 10 | Talking to a tobacconist I found that he has some women customers and a range of smaller pipes for them to choose from . |
| 11 | Sally found that she had good abilities in this area . |
| 12 | She took out her wallet and found that she had six pounds and ten shillings which she placed on the chair by his bed ; ‘ Will that be enough to be going on with ? ’ she asked . |
| 13 | Okapi was certainly easy to use and most people found that it needed minimal learning and relearning . |
| 14 | ‘ I had always thought that its grip on me was purely personal , ’ wrote Amanda , ‘ — I loved it simply because it was my home — but then I found that it caught other people in its web too . ’ |
| 15 | It turns out that this does not have a simple answer , for there are many different kinds of ganglion cell ( as anatomists have long known ) , and when one records from them one finds that they carry different types of message . |
| 16 | His wife cares for him at home but this is very demanding and she finds that she needs regular breaks . |
| 17 | ‘ So , Sally-Anne , ’ he said , the three of them on their own , before the tea-tray , Uncle Orrin and Aunt Nella having tactfully found that they had other engagements . |
| 18 | These councils have found that they have more cash available with which to repair , maintain and improve their remaining stock and that is a lesson which we in Cambridge will be well advised to listen . |
| 19 | On 15 August 1991 when she visited social services with D. , it was found that he had two scratches on his cheek and a bruise and the mother would not say how those were caused . |
| 20 | He was a born teacher and soon found that he gained great fulfillment by teaching and training others for the profession for which he was so ably fitted . |
| 21 | President Gaviria has found that he wields little power even over the 24 members from his balkanised Liberal Party . |
| 22 | At precisely midnight I lightly prick a lobworm onto the size 6 hook , making sure the hook is only an inch away from the tail-end of the lob , for I have found that I hook more carp when the lobs are impaled in this way . |
| 23 | Erm , we do work together , where we share a common agenda , and we find that we share common policy positions , and there are a lot discussions that go on about policy questions between environmental N G Os , erm , and also like any N G O that 's pressed for time and money , we work together where actually it can be justified by the results . |
| 24 | It is the place which our neighbours find so fascinating that , in spite of our invitation to enter the living room , they say , ‘ I wo n't stay a moment ’ , but find that they stay thirty minutes ! |
| 25 | Self employed business people also find that they need these skills if they are to succeed in , for example , obtaining more money from the bank , winning a vital contract , gaining the commitment of staff . |
| 26 | If we consider the material first we find that they have several features in common . |
| 27 | Families find that they have differing views and that these are very strongly held , because of course of the emotional nature of the decision being made . |
| 28 | Farmers and farm workers find that they have common interests as ‘ locals ’ which can be at loggerheads with those of the newcomers . |
| 29 | Obviously the ratio of direct to indirect work varies with different occupations but , in nearly all , practitioners find that they spend more time on the latter than they think is appropriate . |
| 30 | Yes , you find that you pick certain countries that you 're interested in ? |