Example sentences of "she found [art] " in BNC.

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1 She found no change in James 's IQ .
2 Topaz searched his face for some indication that her mission would be successful , but she found no hint of benevolence .
3 She found no sexual pleasure in going to bed with strangers , but , in contrast with the rest of her week , she was comforted by the feeling of being thought desirable , of having someone 's arms around her , of warm cuddling beneath the quilt .
4 At breakfast she found no difficulty in putting on a bright face , directing most of her attention to Matt , who , for some unknown reason , appeared to be in a gloomy mood , and who had little to say in response to her cheerful remarks .
5 She found no difficulty in detaching herself from Leif 's advances , so why did she seem pathologically incapable of breaking contact now ?
6 She found a spanner and set to work on the bike .
7 In the end she found a couple of blankets and the alarm clock and curled up regardless .
8 When she returned to Margate after 10.30 that night she found a letter from Edward , posted before they had met , awaiting her .
9 She found a used tram ticket to Holborn in one and a little hanky scrumpled up in the bottom of the other .
10 She found a similar cushion hanging in front of her place , sewn in neat wool stitches .
11 But as those boxing her in came away from the rails at the entrance to the home stretch she found a good run up the inside , and when Teleprompter ran out of stamina with just over a furlong to go Pat Eddery shot the favourite into the lead and made for the wire .
12 He pressed her to remember details , and she found a few ; none of them matching anything in his vivid dream , which disappointed him .
13 There she found a spring .
14 She found a wall , and hugged it .
15 After getting into and out of three corners between stretches of flat wall , she found a door .
16 On the floor , she found a scattering of porcelain shards .
17 Maggie went into the bathroom where , to her delight , she found a large , unused towel .
18 When Beatrice visited the canteen in October 1914 she found a good deal of atmosphere , although there was no beer or wine .
19 She still , at this point , disliked the songs and it was n't until she was in the studio and involved that she found a passionate core to the music and began to revel in it .
20 Whenever she found a knotted muscle she would say , ‘ Here we have a coconut ’ , and then pound the spot into insensibility .
21 She found a knife in the cutlery drawer and set three places with cups , saucers , plates , knives , forks and spoons .
22 She found a coin in her pocket and paid for two glasses of lemonade , then drew the girl into a doorway away from the people .
23 She found a dark crevice up an entry leading to a court , and crouched down , head on knees .
24 She found a tissue , wiped between her legs .
25 Behind fresh eggs and bacon and milk at the front of the fridge she found a pile of dates covered in green mould , and a piece of Stilton turning grey , and an older lump of lettuce wrapped in newspaper .
26 So she schemed until she found a way of having the second thing without losing the first .
27 She found a £4,000 Barclays Bank debt , a £3,700 Access credit-card bill , a £6,000 accountant 's bill and a mountain of unpaid household bills .
28 When she returned she found a letter of dismissal waiting for her and a cheque for payment in lieu of notice .
29 She had brought a lot of her own furniture with her and would sigh and shake her head every time she found a burn or a ring mark on it , and tell me how she had always polished her things ‘ until you could see your face in them ’ .
30 Just before she reached them she found a felled tree .
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