Example sentences of "[pers pn] have find [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to find pen and paper and write it down . |
| 2 | Of course , after my husband died , I had to find work that would enable me to look after her , and this did seem ideal . " |
| 3 | She gave a half-sob , added , ‘ I had to find work . |
| 4 | I had to find accommodation . |
| 5 | Now I was talking to Dad I wanted to tell him about how Mum and I had found Granny and what wicked things Mum had done , but I knew Mum 's eyes were on me so I thought better of it . |
| 6 | I thought I had found paradise . |
| 7 | Before I entered here , I call 'd ; and thought T'have begged or bought what I have took , ; good troth , I have stol'n naught ; nor would not , though I had found Gold strew 'd i' the floor . |
| 8 | He proved to be the answer to my long-standing wish that someone would come along who could show in pictures the scenes where I had found beauty and interest and wanted others to see . |
| 9 | Always I had found magic in small islands , and here was one with a full-rigged galleon of a cathedral as if moored alongside . |
| 10 | I 've found bread ! ’ |
| 11 | First , I have to find work . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And I have to find time tomorrow to visit Buzz . ’ |
| 13 | I have found criticism to be a deeply enriching , but not always comfortable exploration of the text of Scripture . |
| 14 | Q I have found information on the African Lungfish very limited , so any information would be appreciated . |
| 15 | I have found absorbency , texture and weight to be the three most important . |
| 16 | I have found Roman , medieval and Georgian losses within a few yards when working suburban grass verges . |
| 17 | Having an excellent harbour , Vancouver was a sportsman 's paradise so far as swimming , fishing , and boating were concerned , and while I have never claimed prowess in the water or in angling I have found pleasure on a boat , provided that boat was big enough — big enough that is , for me to sit comfortably on deck , preferably with a drink in hand , and watch the world go by . |
| 18 | I used 15mm copper pipe as I have found plastic is not strong enough . |
| 19 | I have found joy in the poetry of many races — the Japanese with their economical haiku verses — such superb Russian poets as Pushkin and Blok — I have enjoyed poetry from the U.S.A. and Australia and recently from Africa , for this is a heritage of the whole world . |
| 20 | Landing the presenter 's job is not 30-year-old Rosemarie 's only good fortune — she has found love at last . |
| 21 | A woman once wrote to me , desperately upset , because , while going through her dead husband 's effects , she 'd found love letters he 'd written to another woman . |
| 22 | You 've found success on the small screen with a series of supermarket commercials . |
| 23 | I do n't know whether you 've found time to consider my request for help with the publication of this response ? |
| 24 | Clearly she had found solace in its silence and calm , silvery light . |
| 25 | And just as she had found peace in his words , so did he in hers now . |
| 26 | And she was left with the shattered remains of all that she had found dear in her life , and two extraordinarily sheepish-looking men . |
| 27 | She had found cannabis as well as amphetamines in her daughter 's room . |
| 28 | If she had to find fault it would be that the room was too perfect — too like an exhibition in some high-class furniture store . |
| 29 | Another passage which is often misrepresented is the account of Christ 's rebuke to Thomas : ‘ Because you have seen me you have found faith . |
| 30 | Assuming that you have found land which is potentially viable , your next step is to find out the work , time , and cost involved in realizing that potential . |