Example sentences of "[conj] i find the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I then got up and went into another room , where I found the father Delavaud , still clothed , and lying on the bed , dead . |
| 2 | I said goodnight and went to my own room where I found the sleeping-car attendant had duly lowered my bed and laid a chocolate truffle on the pillow . |
| 3 | Although I found the food unappetizing , I warmed to the atmosphere of the place . |
| 4 | At the risk of seeming ungracious to my hosts , I must record that I found the Stiftungs beer more complex in character and traditional in style . |
| 5 | On a personal level , I have to say that I found the fellowship 's officials to be delightfully hospitable and to have a genuine love for God . |
| 6 | But in any event I have to say that I find the judge 's reasons unconvincing and would not be minded to follow them unless we were under an obligation so to do . |
| 7 | I can not deny that I find the reasoning of Wilson J. most attractive . |
| 8 | If we do as the Russians want and hand over all these prisoners to them whether or not the prisoners are willing to go back to Russia , we are … sending some of them to their death ; and although in war we can not , as you point out … afford to be sentimental , I confess that I find the prospect somewhat revolting , and I should expect public opinion to reflect the same feeling … |
| 9 | ‘ What a pity , in that case , ’ she put to him with sarcasm , ‘ that I find the idea so utterly repugnant ! ’ |
| 10 | So it is in the nature of the enterprise as currently understood , and the status of the produced knowledge , that I find the parallel . |
| 11 | So it is in the nature of the enterprise as currently understood , and the status of the produced knowledge , that I find the parallel . |
| 12 | ‘ I am extremely annoyed about it and I want to make it clear that I find the policies of the British National Party abhorrent . |
| 13 | Perhaps the problem has been that the Americans have adopted Pop Art as a national institution and seen it as exclusively an American product , so I found the inclusion of the German painters , Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter , illuminating . |
| 14 | Once I found the first publisher , it just snowballed . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I decided I was spending a fortune at the hairdressers to no great effect and I find the home treatment better she says . |
| 16 | Afterwards , while the congregation said the rosary , praying for an end to the war , I heard individual confessions — confessions in wartime are particularly painful and I find the experience more harrowing than any other of my duties as a priest . |
| 17 | A cold draught of air was coming from the kitchen and I found the back door to be wide open — and then my horrified glance fell upon Aunt Louise . |
| 18 | I felt liberated without the load , as if I could fly , and I found the cruel surroundings suddenly beautiful . |
| 19 | I always saw myself as a creator of space for particular needs , and I found the best ideas which fitted in with that need and that slot and I then encouraged and challenged and stimulated and created the space for that production team to make that programme in the best possible way . |
| 20 | ‘ No diet is easy and I found the first few days hard , but by the end of the first week my skin became clearer , my nails grew stronger and my hair was healthy and shining . |
| 21 | I went into the garden and I found the cat up a tree . |
| 22 | I went into the garden and I found the baby was asleep in the pram . |
| 23 | I went into the garden and I found the washing had blown away . |
| 24 | I went into the garden and I found the wheelbarrow was full of rubbish . |
| 25 | It was rumoured he had earned the nickname by biting the navel clean out of a whore who had displeased him , and I found the rumour all too believable for he was not a pleasant man . |
| 26 | While not having the sea views of nearby Gullane or Kilspindie , the course was a great challenge to one 's golf , and I found the lunches the best of any club-house in Britain . |
| 27 | The cartoon was woven by Edinburgh Tapestry Company into a tapestry 8′ by 10′ and I found the whole process of an artist collaborating with weavers quite fascinating . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , the staff were open and co-operative and I found the visit productive , gleaning more information and obtaining clearer impressions than I originally expected . |
| 29 | " Mary was n't looking and I found the experience very pleasant . |
| 30 | Coming from teaching in the South , Basil and I found the West Riding stimulating , and I think he would have agreed that we ourselves developed . |