Example sentences of "[adv] and find a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Karen went below and found a table in the cafeteria . |
| 2 | A. M. I went into Lime Street one night at ten o'clock and found a crowd of lads on the corner of Skelhorne Street coming out of the pub . |
| 3 | Someone would come along and find a unified theory that would do away with indeterminate interpretations , you 'd say , and revert to causality . |
| 4 | He 'd spent a long time twisting bits of wire together and finding a safe way to steal electricity from the fusebox . |
| 5 | On their third night she ordered him quite roughly to bring his legs closer together and found a way of rubbing herself against his knee while sucking at his neck that made him shudder . |
| 6 | However , we now have an opportunity to show that Europe can address European problems and that we will intervene in a way that will give the people of Yugoslavia the opportunity to sit down together and find a peaceful solution to the problems . |
| 7 | Eventually Anthony took the pad away and found a few albino strands growing behind . |
| 8 | Then I ran away and found a squat . ’ |
| 9 | He went away and found a pay phone . |
| 10 | I went back to the guy and said , ‘ Look , go away and find a bright young archaeologist , preferably female . ’ |
| 11 | The acceptance of extract ( 5 ) as a reasonable piece of English conversational discourse involves implicitly assessing each expression in terms of the ‘ why ? ’ question above and finding a suitable answer . |
| 12 | I prefer to think things through and find a logical reason for them , and reason tells me that you 're hiding what information you have from the police because you 're afraid that it will ruin your scoop . |
| 13 | He reached over and found a table for his own cup . |
| 14 | Molly turned the paper over and found a list of figures prefixed with lire signs and equipped with what seemed to her to be generous allowances of noughts . |
| 15 | At one stage , Fields had threatened to pull out of the arrangement altogether and find a new partner , until the CAA made it clear that Fields would not have a licence without Virgin 's involvement . |
| 16 | The cord rolled a little and found a new position . |
| 17 | He must stop dallying with film stars and floozies and get on and find a wife . |
| 18 | ‘ Stop telling me reasons why it ca n't be done , ’ the Prince thundered , ‘ and get on and find a way . ’ |
| 19 | If this scrutiny raises doubts in your mind , move on and find a better subject . |
| 20 | But if there is a band playing within earshot , move on and find a better location ! |
| 21 | There 's this panda and he 's really bored with , I mean he 's , he 's getting no sex so he breaks out of erm London Zoo to go off and find a partner . |
| 22 | No longer would it be necessary for her to leave school early and find a job to help support the household . |
| 23 | Me father drove here once and found a dozen men in balaclavas in the yard , it 's said . |
| 24 | He carried on past and found a place to pull off the road , and then he collected together his flashlight and a roll of tools and set off to walk the short distance back . |
| 25 | I felt a sharp stab in my head so I reached up and found a piece of hay stuck in my hair , it must have come from the farm . |
| 26 | They did not suggest replacing Jacques Attali , the bank 's president , but they did tell him to hurry up and find a strong budget director soon . |
| 27 | It 's every woman 's nightmare , of course , to wake up and find a man threatening to rape her . |
| 28 | She has no wish to wake up and find a new purpose in her life . |
| 29 | Go out and find a champion ’ |
| 30 | REMEMBER : TELL CHESTER TO GET OUT AND FIND A FLAT BY SUNDAY |