Example sentences of "[pers pn] find this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Economists were being involved in the process of economic decision making in a manner which had been unknown previously , and most of them found this admission to the counsels of the influential and powerful to be very congenial .
2 I found this day the most enjoyable because I 'm used to dealing with people .
3 His own description of what followed is worth repeating : ‘ I found this location in Glasgow that I really liked and took about 15 shots of it .
4 I found this part of the walk the most satisfying , both for the scenery and nature .
5 And I found this animal outside . ’
6 I found this jawbone at the sea 's edge :
7 Reading Unamuno , I found this passage which gave me comfort among all the mockery : ‘ The greatest height of heroism to which an individual , like a people , can attain is to know how to face ridicule . ’
8 We had been wakened as on my first morning by the hideous 6 a.m. clattering of dustbin lids ; I had n't really expected a bugle but I found this noise intolerable .
9 I found this lath back by far the most comfortable and remarkable , its size being ideal for my build .
10 I found this mistake hurtful : 'more specifically , I did n't regard it as a source of amusement .
11 Before Christmas I found this machine at a car boot sale in new condition for only £3 , it has never been used and except for two screws missing and instructions , it seems to be in working order .
12 The second side-effect — and this is n't necessarily a criticism — was that I found this guitar absolutely unbearable to play unless it was as near perfectly in tune as possible .
13 So I was looking around the Beckenham and Bromley area when I found this place called Haddon Hall which was an amazing property .
14 I found this section plodding and lacking in any positive sense of purpose , musical or textual .
15 I found this section , number three , of particular interest because surely it 's dealing with the very kernel of our relationship to what we call in language that ought to be so real and preserved from romanticism , the body of Christ membership limbhood branchship , whatever you want to call it , if whether you take your figure from John fifteen or from the Apostle .
16 I found this section ego-boosting .
17 So she took the handbag back into Tesco and said I found this handbag erm and they said well give me your name and address and all that so in any rate what happened Bet ?
18 I had known Willie since childhood days at Nairn , Geoffrey I had come to know later ; and while I greatly admired them both , and still do , I found this closing of establishment ranks deeply shocking .
19 As a long time drinker of real ale , who has only joined CAMRA in the last year , I found this belly-aching very annoying .
20 Then when I found this job and told you about it , you said she really could n't manage it .
21 So anyway I found this doctor and said to the receptionist : ‘ I 've had a bad back .
22 I found this account sad but also rather revealing .
23 Well , he said , I found this attaché case , see .
24 However , I found this book immensely valuable , and it will certainly take price of place in my collection of chromatography reference books .
25 Compared with other books , I found this book the most difficult to write , but also the most satisfying to have written .
26 I found this book in your drawer Junie .
27 I found this book in your drawer .
28 For my part , I find this revival of the ultra-metaphysical
29 I find this scheme of yours repugnant . ’
30 I find this attitude hard to understand but it still prevails today .
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