Example sentences of "find that the " in BNC.

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1 Students usually find that the first term 's work is relatively gentle .
2 Most students find that the first job does eventually come along , and even that elusive Equity card is attainable .
3 A snow bunting twitters away to my left , laughing — as it turns out — at what is about to happen next , when I find that the volcanic dish is shallow and filled with grass and wind-blown rubbish .
4 If we measure our rhythms in mental performance ( our ability to do mental arithmetic or to reason logically ) we find that the normal daytime peak , with a morning rise and evening fall , is absent .
5 Some travellers maintain that they get used to jet-lag but others find that the problem becomes worse .
6 I find that the finer , harder salami are best for adding to recipes , but remember that they contain a high proportion of fat , so adjust oil or butter in the recipe accordingly .
7 The best of these sausages are loose or in jars — I find that the necessary temperatures achieved during canning tend to make the sausages rather fatty and slimy in texture .
8 English mustard is sometimes sold with horseradish incorporated , but I find that the flavour of the extra ingredient is lost unless it is a very well balanced mixture .
9 Many currants are now grown in Australia , but I find that the best are the tiny Greek vorzittzas , which are sweet and plump .
10 Indeed , West German officials in Brussels find that the prospect of German unity can make it easier to extract concessions from Bonn : the words ‘ but minister , this will be taken as a sign of German nationalism ’ work wonders .
11 On the other hand , as we travel on we find that the road does appear to be leading somewhere .
12 Many people find that the weight drops off quickly once the holiday has finished .
13 Even if only half these elderly people find that the withdrawal of tax relief makes private medical insurance too expensive for them and , consequently , revert once more to relying solely on the NHS for treatment , the cost to the nation of providing this care would be approximately £136 million .
14 Reid and Hanrahan ( 1982 ) , in a review of twenty-eight studies between the years 1973 and 1981 , find that the objectives of the interventions were generally achieved , and so they conclude that ‘ intervention carried out by social workers can be effective ’ ( p. 333 ) .
15 If we now turn from atheists to theists , we find that the forms of theism can be categorised in a similar manner .
16 However , when we look closely at what is said about these various gods , we find that the god chosen by ( or who chooses ) Israel is quite unlike all the others .
17 I also find that the diesel tank fitted is far too small , giving a very low range of around 240 miles without refuelling .
18 I have retarded the ignition to run on lead-free , but find that the vehicle is an uncertain starter and will not achieve 50 mph in third gear up an incline .
19 i find that the time I spend with Danielle now is action packed and full of play , kisses and cuddles and more stimulating for us both than it was previously .
20 Many Rottweilers have been encouraged forward at an early age by less than proficient trainers , who then find that the dog 's defensive instinct matures , they are powerless to control the fruit of their labour .
21 In fact , we find that the reverse is true .
22 As we are inspired and taught by others , we find that the closer we get to Jesus , the more we share in common with those on the road with us .
23 And here we find that the term is widely rather than narrowly defined to include an offence which carries a sentence of three years or more on first conviction ; or involves the use of violence ; or results in substantial financial gain ; or involves conduct by a large number of people in pursuit of a common purpose .
24 As with the reign of Charlemagne some 300 years earlier , we find that the death of a powerful and talented emperor takes the empire into the shadows also .
25 If some children find that the gospels contain truth , then that is well and good .
26 Many music teachers who find that the examinations unduly restrict repertoire enter their students only for Grade VIII , the highest grade , which is a minimum requirement for entry to music college .
27 Unless both parties successfully anticipate inflation by fixing the terms of loans in such a way as to compensate for inflation , the lenders find that the real value of their loans declines , and the borrowers find that the real value of their debts declines to the same extent .
28 Unless both parties successfully anticipate inflation by fixing the terms of loans in such a way as to compensate for inflation , the lenders find that the real value of their loans declines , and the borrowers find that the real value of their debts declines to the same extent .
29 If you find that the list of ‘ do n't likes ’ is very long and there is nothing on the other side to counteract it , you are not telling the truth .
30 We are taught at school that if , when subtracting , the number on the top is smaller than that on the bottom , we have to carry ten from the left , take the bottom number from that ten and then add the top one — only sometimes we find that the top number on the left is a zero which means that we have to carry ten from the one to the left of that , turn the zero into a nine and then carry the ten … what a complicated process .
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