Example sentences of "who could find " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their price of £4,000 to anyone who could find a typographical error in their works remains unclaimed to this day . |
| 2 | The ‘ charming and delightful ’ London lawyer grandfather who told stories , or the once stern parent who could find ‘ no limit to his indulgence for his grandchildren ; ’ the weekly visit to a landowning grandfather ‘ to whom we were deeply attached ; ’ the ‘ lengthened visits ’ from ‘ very kind ’ grandparents , or a grandson 's ‘ happiest days ’ , being ‘ thoroughly spoiled ’ in the countryside , are all typical Especially with upper-class families these visits were often directly linked with the handing down of their own distinctive family traditions . |
| 3 | When DJS ( D. J. Smith ) spent a whole night walking with a probationer who could find nothing at ail to do , the probationer eventually waited on a main road where there was virtually no traffic and stopped the first two cars that came by . |
| 4 | But in the twelfth century , by and large , whoever could enter the ranks of the privileged clergy could hope for a bishopric ; and the ranks of the privileged clergy were open to all who could find patronage , whether because of birth or talent or good luck . |
| 5 | So I rang United Airlines head office , at my own expense , and spoke to a woman who could find no record of me on the UA computer . |
| 6 | A poem about a daisy or a butterfly , however quiet in tone and however naive it may appear in isolation , may be read in this context as a hymn to battle against economic thinkers , who could find no place for such useless natural objects in their systems of ideas . |
| 7 | While the pavement tables attracted some passing trade from those who could find no restaurant seats on the Champs-Elysées at suppertime , the inner bar remained a more-or-less private sanctum for Victor 's regulars . |
| 8 | Mr Hall says Timex produces more goods now than before the strike , and he has received ‘ a fair number ’ of job applications from workers sacked at the beginning of the dispute , who could find no other job in recession-hit Dundee . |
| 9 | The keen demand made patronage a double-edged weapon for the politician , who could find himself making enemies as readily as friends unless he proceeded with the utmost caution in everything he attempted . |
| 10 | There can be little doubt that there are many people in this country who would welcome such a change , as is evidenced by the customers who flock to stores to shop on Sunday when they are given the opportunity to do so ; but it might not be so popular with small retailers who could find it more difficult to open their shops regularly on Sundays to remain competitive with their larger and more powerful rivals . |
| 11 | He took her to the airport nurse , who could find nothing wrong with her but agreed that she might be suffering from jet lag and needed only to rest . |
| 12 | ‘ More recently , ’ said Bob , ‘ you might have believed that bonuses actually were being offered to managers who could find ways of exploiting our customers . |