Example sentences of "finding [adj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , that 's better than finding half a worm ! |
| 2 | All those seeds and apples were V , virile , and X , extremely bitter to the taste — not to say inedible — because of all the insects in them , which , since , Ketone-Etone-Methyl-Tri-Di-Meta-post-Oxy-Chlorane had been banned , flourished alarmingly ; if there is one thing more off-putting than finding a maggot in your apple it is finding half a maggot in your apple . |
| 3 | Finding this a most pleasant sensation , she wriggled , and laughed softly . |
| 4 | In short , what this has to do with modern poetry is very clear ; what it has to do with modern criticism is not clear at all , since that criticism has , as we have seen , no vocabulary for dealing with it , and moves further and further from finding such a vocabulary , the more it takes its lead from linguisticians like Saussure and Jakobson . |
| 5 | Ten years ago anyone finding such a book would have returned it if they could . |
| 6 | The problem was finding such a man who was n't already married . |
| 7 | I can still recall the amazement of finding such a wealth of talent on show . |
| 8 | Finding such a home is usually done through social workers or pregnancy counselling agencies . |
| 9 | I heard of the miracles of Saint Winifred , and the many pilgrims and rich gifts she has brought to Shrewsbury , and I dreamed of finding such a patroness to give new life to Ramsey . |
| 10 | As I shall describe , the prospects for finding such a theory seem to be much better now because we know so much more about the universe . |
| 11 | And when the congratulations and kisses had died down , she went on , ‘ Señorita Shelley , without you I could not dream of finding such a wonderful mistress . |