Example sentences of "[adj] to find that [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Currently it is usual to find that a contract cleaning company may be used to look after the offices and toilets , but production areas are generally ‘ out of bounds ’ , because they are considered too sensitive . |
| 2 | However , in practice it is rare to find circumstances in which the court would be prepared to find that an obligation of confidence arises by virtue of an implied term of a contract but not by virtue of an equitable obligation ( see for example Marshall ( Thomas ) ( Exporters ) Ltd v Guinle [ 1979 ] Ch 227 ) . |
| 3 | Thus , we are prepared to find that the simplification pattern apparent in the findings of the doorstep survey may also apply to the outer-city neighbourhoods . |
| 4 | Having taken the plunge and opened the package I was delighted to find that the software is n't copy protected — no problems running it on my hard disk systems here , or so I thought . |
| 5 | ‘ … we are delighted to find that the Voyage is productive of a high state of enjoyment to yourself and likely to be the means of re-establishing Mrs. Gould 's health . |
| 6 | However , those farmers who are more exclusively business-oriented — the agribusinessmen and active managerials — and are less concerned about village affairs , may have been somewhat relieved to find that the village population no longer expects them to engage in time-consuming and tedious parochial administration . |
| 7 | He went down to breakfast and was relieved to find that the Captain had not yet come down . |
| 8 | ‘ In any case I am relieved to find that the embassy to the continents across the Great Sea has , as it seems , your approval . ’ |
| 9 | However , if we neglect to make use of these first three days of a foal 's life in this way , we are likely to find that the foal becomes suspicious of us . |
| 10 | People whose wealth consists mainly of real property , on the other hand , are likely to find that the value of their wealth rises at least as rapidly as the general price level . |
| 11 | On the other hand , if he does do so , he is likely to find that the institution will remove him . |
| 12 | Jessamy was horrified to find that a wave of pure jealousy was beginning to sweep through her . |
| 13 | However , after completing the purchase , they were horrified to find that the cottage was infested with dry rot — this cost them £5,000 to deal with . |
| 14 | MacDonald returned to London on December 8th to find that the evening papers were prophesying that Baldwin would resign after the weekend and advise the King to send for him . |
| 15 | Inevitably , the save and sometimes the print facility has been turned off , and it 's not uncommon to find that a limit on file size ( in memory ) is also applied . |
| 16 | It is also not uncommon to find that the projection used to map a particular phenomenon is altered from time to time . |
| 17 | When the Home Secretary announced the additional numbers for police forces throughout England and Wales , I was shocked to find that Gwent merited only one extra officer and was astounded to find that the South Wales police force was not to have a single extra officer , especially as the chief constable has undertaken a major review to ensure the best use of available manpower , a process which must continue . |
| 18 | However , we can nearly as easily do the sum for the theoretical elastic breaking strain , and if we do this , we are apt to find that the answer we get is very roughly the same for any solid , almost irrespective of its chemical entity . |
| 19 | I was pleased to find that a number of pamphlets on the town had been published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by a keen amateur local historian . |
| 20 | Coming through the crowded , often narrow streets had been tricky and Maggie was pleased to find that the hotel was modern and luxurious . |
| 21 | Losers instantly have their spur leg amputated with a machete , and we were shocked to find that a cock which even for a moment turns and runs has instantly lost . |
| 22 | ASPIRING coaches in the Durham and Cleveland area have been stunned to find that the cost of the basic part one course has doubled in two years to £88.50 . |
| 23 | In cases where an employee sues his employer for breach of statutory duty , the court will be slow to find that the employer was guilty of contributory negligence . |
| 24 | Some of the most exciting events have occurred in this imaginary place , and I am always disappointed when I visit Wood Green to find that no school , no schoolhouse , no children and , above all , no Miss Watson or Miss Fogerty are to be seen . |
| 25 | You will be amazed to find that a sentence which at first sounded terribly long and difficult , now seems much shorter , once you have conquered and mastered it bit by bit . |
| 26 | It is common to find that the will-maker was ‘ sick in body but full in mind ’ , and a clause often cancelled any previous wills . |
| 27 | It is very common to find that the combination of the adverbal adjective and its preceding verb can be matched by a single verb , without any change at all in the overall syntactic pattern or in the meaning : 14 ( a ) you should make the string longer you should lengthen the string ( b ) his sister wanted to set the owl free his sister wanted to release the owl or his sister wanted to free the owl ( c ) Liz had knocked her fiancè unconscious Liz had stunned her fiancè ( The same remark can be made of what are plainly close relatives of this construction , namely separable verbs where the second part is an adverb , or " particle " , as with put up ( = accommodate ) , or pull off ( = achieve . ) |
| 28 | When we question the actual extent of lifetime employment it is not surprising to find that a fluid labour market requires that only a quarter of employees can expect such guarantees . |
| 29 | Since the countryside is a ‘ positional good ’ , it is hardly surprising to find that the demand for rural leisure activities is socially skewed . |
| 30 | So , Christopher Smith having taken possession of the ‘ large harpsichord ’ ( presumably in 1759 ) , it is surprising to find that the instrument has not been preserved and revered in proportion with the never-flagging enthusiasm of the English for their adopted composer . |