Example sentences of "find it [adj] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it will not do to say that the reason why the Government found it necessary to curtail debate on the Bill was that they felt that there would be massive opposition to it . |
| 2 | In 1971 Thomson found it necessary to reduce publication from weekly to monthly . |
| 3 | The money was removed and the new element of time on a job was applied , and er this was n't done easily of course because when they introduced the work study consultants , erm we found it necessary , particularly the shop stewards found it necessary to have consultation with the management . |
| 4 | In 1937 Basil Henriques , a youth worker , magistrate and pillar of respectability , found it reasonable to excuse shop-lifting from multiple stores , for example , because they offered ‘ that most disgraceful temptation … the most attractive gadgets and toys in open trays well within the reach of children ’ . |
| 5 | The church found it hard to enforce chastity within marriage when a pagan man took it for granted that he had the right to sleep with his slavegirls . |
| 6 | Rostov found it hard to feel sympathy for Grigoriev 's predicament . |
| 7 | Owen found it hard to keep track of all of them . |
| 8 | I found it difficult to regain control of the beast . |
| 9 | E. J. Urwick , on the other hand , found it difficult to reconcile talk about ‘ the decline of physical energy ’ with ‘ a class of boys bursting with animal energy ’ . |
| 10 | Hungry as she was , Claudia found it difficult to do justice to the meal . |
| 11 | Likewise , Newton 's ‘ established ’ groups built up a ‘ close set ’ of relationships with public officials in Birmingham ( 1976 , p. 85 ) , while his poorly established groups found it difficult to gain access to decision-makers and thereby had to resort to demonstrations , petitions and so on which only served to make them even more unacceptable . |
| 12 | However , one still hears all sorts of rumours to the effect that it is possible for others to obtain information , yet one or two of my constituents found it difficult to obtain information about the identity of a car owner involved in an accident . |
| 13 | Such an open-ended commitment to a government that most Unionists regarded with contempt could hardly last for long : Law found it convenient to make use of the Unionist Business Committee , constituted in January 1915 as an official opposition group , and he suggested Walter Long as its chairman , so harnessing Long 's vindictive powers and giving the party some means of influencing the government without breaking the party truce . |
| 14 | Even Napoleon found it expedient to buttress force by prescription , having antique gems implanted in his crown and terming it the crown of Charlemagne . |
| 15 | In the public life of the former colonial power they found it gratifying to urge hatred of the alien race and of political liberalism alike . |
| 16 | This gave them a cushion of safety but often meant that the opposition found it easier to make space in midfield . |
| 17 | He began to feel more comfortable after 24 hours ' treatment with antibiotics and also admitted that he found it easier to pass urine in the privacy of the toilet than he did in the ward . |
| 18 | Such an interpretation of the law of karma which may have satisfied orthodox Hindus is rejected by Gandhi out of hand , for he finds it inconceivable to divorce morality from religion . |
| 19 | There may be frequency of micturition and , in a proportion of cases , these symptoms may progress to acute retention of urine , when the hapless female finds it impossible to pass urine at all . |
| 20 | Because the firm finds it hard to keep pace with demand , other conversion shops around the country may soon be licensed to do the job . |
| 21 | She admits in the final analysis she finds it difficult to make sense of the ‘ gratuitous savagery ’ . |
| 22 | Because of this , authorities have found it hard to justify expenditure on services geared specifically to the needs of young women . |
| 23 | The Combined Studies ( Humanities ) Board had found it difficult to ensure comparability of standards across different boards and panels , given the complex arrangement of joint validation with the Committee for Education . |
| 24 | Find it easy to put pressure on others . |
| 25 | Addition ( 1974 ) : Churning out the same stuff gives one that sick , ecky feeling in the head and I think in advanced cases the feeling is counter corrected in the head to one of numbed atrophy which is shown in those people who find it impossible to let thought in conversation run fluidly-fluently but must talk tensely about weather , colour of curtains , ailments , grouses . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , most people still find it harder to get compensation from drug firms for errant products than from almost any other type of manufacturer . |
| 27 | A number of American studies , including Denzin ( 1977 ) on the liquor industry , Farberman ( 1975 ) and Leonard and Weber ( 1970 ) on car manufacturers and retailers , Geis ( 1967 ) on the heavy electrical equipment industry , and Blundell ( 1978 ) on an insurance company have all reported evidence supporting the view that higher officials create conditions under which their subordinates find it hard to refuse co-operation in illegal activities . |
| 28 | In contrast , the more experiences and activities are such that we find it hard to make sense of them existing or occurring in isolation , the more difficult it will be , on Moore 's principles , to find anything of real inherent value in them . |
| 29 | ( I find it hard to show affection in this way , even with my own husband , my own sons . |
| 30 | If you find it hard to accept authority from younger nurses who may have less overall experience than you , try to explain your difficulties to them rather than allowing resentment to build up between you . |