Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [not/n't] find [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put that er I could n't find that cheque book for love nor money . |
| 2 | ‘ I could n't find that letter , ’ she said . |
| 3 | Yes , I could n't find that figure where you were |
| 4 | ‘ I could n't find any water but I 've rubbed my plate with a cloth , and my knife and fork . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I could n't find any food here or in the other huts . ’ |
| 6 | By this time I was convinced that nothing could work and that I would have to spend the rest of my life obsessed with food , hating my body , eating every day to the point of pain , and desperately frightened if I could n't find any laxatives or make myself sick . |
| 7 | I could not find any accommodation at Shiel Bridge . |
| 8 | Even though I ca n't find that button to take the other ones off . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't find enough words to thank you . ’ |
| 10 | Mum I ca n't find any mats ! |
| 11 | Eh , I do n't know , hold on , cos I ca n't find any carb , here are , there 's the baking powder |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't find any fault at all in Sandie . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ He took more than a proper liking to me , and when I indicated that I was not interested in his advances he had me cast off … without a reference , so that I can not find suitable employment . ’ |
| 14 | I can not find much information on these fish , I only know they are meat eaters , and will grow big . |
| 15 | I can not find any reference to them having bred in captivity , except one paragraph , which says ‘ they may be induced to spawn by frequent water changes , which would represent the onset of the rainy season when their breeding takes place . ’ |
| 16 | I can not find any specimen letters of formal resignation nor indeed any articles on the matter setting out considerations to be borne in mind . |
| 17 | I have just bought a Wood catfish , but I can not find any information on it and since I introduced it to my tank , I 've never seen it . |
| 18 | ( There is no hypothesis which can not find some facts to support it . ) |
| 19 | If you were to examine the work you may not find any faults , or perhaps just a few minor ones which ‘ do n't really matter ’ . |
| 20 | DIY superstores tend to be a little cheaper for plumbing goods , but you will be lucky to get any advice and you may not find unusual fittings . |
| 21 | With contributions from The Irresistible Force , HHFD , Earth Leakage Trip , Interface and many more you 'll not find another UK label as dedicated to nuttycore as this lot ! |
| 22 | ‘ However … speaking of accommodation , I 'm afraid you 'll not find any suites of the type you have in mind — although there are the chalets , ’ she added as an afterthought . |
| 23 | She could not find any reason why Benny Hogan from the shop across the road and Eve Malone from the convent up the town should not sit and drink coffee in her bay window , but somehow she would have preferred to keep the space for wealthier and more important matrons of Knockglen . |
| 24 | Knowing exactly what was coming next , and her heart aching for poor Phena , Ellie said softly , ‘ And she could n't find any record of a David Anthony Kent having been born , having even existed — and so knew that her mother had lied . ’ |
| 25 | They housed children who could not find foster parents or who were too old to fit easily into a new family environment . |
| 26 | You ca n't find these deadwood cells . |
| 27 | ‘ He has been outstanding for several weeks now — and he 's got real pace , which you ca n't find these days , never mind buy it . |
| 28 | He was supposedly an actor , you ca n't find any record of him as an actor , er he was apparently a dependable country bumpkin who became fairly important in managing the money , er Shakespeare was someone whom the theatre people could count on , a simple as that . |
| 29 | Give him a new head if you ca n't find any legs to fit . |
| 30 | you ca n't find those holes by saying find it you know the holes ce certain |