Example sentences of "[vb past] find some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and when you try t in the past when I tried to find some way of imposing discipline , there is no way because quite rightly , you 're not allowed to strike children , I never wanted to and I I hardly ever did at one school where there was a marvellous spirit of give and take I used to whip off my little black velvet slipper occasionally and whack some of the larger boys about the top of the thigh . |
| 2 | ‘ So of course the informer — he worked for himself , not the state — tried to find some proof of this . |
| 3 | The Chief Priest and the whole council tried to find some evidence against Jesus in order to put him to death . |
| 4 | There are some very important bits that we need to be making a a note of there , and many witnesses told lies against Jesus , but their stories did n't agree , they tried to find some evidence against him in order to put him to death Mark tells us , but they could n't find any . |
| 5 | From there she hopped to the pond at the back of the school , for she felt sure that she could hide safely there in the weeds and rushes while she tried to find some solution to her appalling problem . |
| 6 | She 'd found some hawthorn berries on a bush and was chewing her way through one with every sign of enjoyment . |
| 7 | Ever since he had been at high school he 'd found some enjoyment and relief by getting back at them in ways they obviously did n't expect . |
| 8 | You were being frightened off because you 'd started asking questions , but I was to be killed because I 'd found some answers . ’ |
| 9 | I 'd found some bunches of violets that were n't much good , but I thought I might sell them in the pub , or that some kind gent might treat me to a sandwich . |
| 10 | Leland vowed to find some way of preventing such accidents . |
| 11 | Even finding food was difficult , as Filon , the Empress 's secretary , discovered when he went to find some soup for her in an attempt to make her eat after nearly 36 hours with virtually nothing : |
| 12 | ‘ You managed to find some bread I see . ’ |
| 13 | I do hope that you have enjoyed the summer recess from teaching your classes and that you managed to find some sunshine for your much deserved holiday . |
| 14 | I was at one stage tempted to forgo my chance to contribute to it because of the fascinating speeches of Members representing inner and outer London constituencies as they struggled to find some fairness , justice or logic in the banding system . |
| 15 | However , we did find some manufacturing organizations , all in engineering , employing temporary workers in highly skilled positions . |
| 16 | However , they did find some evidence that the price of index futures leads the spot price ( S&P500 index ) by some 20–45 minutes . |
| 17 | They showed little regard for the ceremony of church weddings , although they both hoped to find some form of acceptable New Testament-based belief for themselves without benefit of clergy ; they believed , in Lamarckian fashion , that the physical match and spiritual preparation of parents would ensure a ‘ better ’ offspring , as one essential step to a better world . |
| 18 | It did not solve his problem but the poor fellow had to make out his report and he had to find some element of evidence and so far he had n't got much to write down . |
| 19 | In order to explain these similarities , Lipset and Bendix had to find some factor or factors that were common to all the societies . |
| 20 | But ultimately the ordinary allied soldier had to find some reward for his exertions . |
| 21 | Secondly , they had to find some means of reducing the volume of Gascon appeals to Paris to as low a level as possible . |
| 22 | First , while the water was boiling , I had to find some piece of stout wood to hold the boy 's dropped foot in the proper position — ‘ the position of function ’ as Reid had called it . |
| 23 | Bernheim 's results suggested that he had found some substances which were good for tubercle bacilli , and , by applying the principle of competitive antagonism , he sought closely related compounds which would also be taken up by them but would block the pathway of the stimulants . |
| 24 | Within two days she had found some information on the Prince 's Trust , which is a scheme set up by the Duke of Cornwall , HRH Prince Charles himself . |
| 25 | Mr Stanley had found some information . |
| 26 | But this was untrue , for Minch had become quieter and more peaceful as the months had gone by , staring out over the Zoo with a mysterious tranquillity , as if she had found some contentment that eluded the others . |
| 27 | Appalled by her ignorance of Johnny 's time and of Johnny 's war , she had found some books at the library , and bringing them home , had read them with a mixture of fascination and growing horror . |
| 28 | Great Big had found some dandelion wine and they were passing the bottle round . |
| 29 | Mary had found some oil of citronella in an old-fashioned medicine chest in the Deathbed Room and they rubbed it on themselves for good measure . |
| 30 | He had found some fence posts slack and claimed that it was impossible to reach the lifebelts from outside the fence . |