Example sentences of "[noun sg] [Wh pn] [verb] find a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sound lawyer who has found a seat in chambers on the common law side can expect at least some work . |
| 2 | For the little boy who had found a family could not begin to understand the anguish he had unwittingly caused to the family who had lost a little boy … |
| 3 | Meredith thought it was the smile of the cat who 'd found a whole vat of cream . |
| 4 | He spoke like a child who 'd found a way of handing over a responsibility to its parents . |
| 5 | Another American film of that year , A Workingman 's Dream , has a very weary hero who fails to find a job at a factory ; he falls asleep and dreams of a Professor Wonderful who offers him instant wealth and a new set of clothes , but he is told that these new gains will disappear if he breaks certain simple instructions ; on three occasions he accidentally carries out simple actions which break the instructions and his wealth disappears ; he wakes up to see an ambulance taking a worker from the factory — there is a vacancy and this time his application is successful . |
| 6 | Plain as a pikestaff , really , even prominent front teeth ; yet , he had been unbearable until he got her ; and now , as Jim himself said , he felt like a lame dog who had found a wonderful home . |
| 7 | Nowadays the holding of dances , raffles , and pub talks along with the fixture has pushed up the sums enormously , although if inflation and house prices are taken into account even £50,000 or over is hardly a fortune for a man who has to find a job and keep a family . |
| 8 | I conclude that behind this fear is the Lennon factor — if you exist as fantasy object in so many minds , there is always the chance of an encounter with one sick spirit who has found a role for you that could hurt or destroy . |
| 9 | Another day I observed the antics of a sea bird who had found a small crab in one of those rock pools on the beach below the house . |