Example sentences of "and find [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To give him his due , after the quip about illegal topless bathing , her rescuer had helpfully hunted round the saloon and found her a large rather battered white canvas jacket to wrap herself in . |
| 2 | As a child he was always adventurous and found everything a huge joke … |
| 3 | Unlike Hitler , however , the Americans were anxious for Franco 's consent and found him a reasonable interlocutor . |
| 4 | ‘ We obedience-trained him and found him a new home . |
| 5 | The head waiter , enchanted to see Ricky after three years ' absence , kissed him on both cheeks , enquired after his elbow , and found him a quiet corner . |
| 6 | I have met Mr. Watkin , and found him a lively and stimulating character . |
| 7 | By the end of that season , when he won his first championship by a large margin , I had little doubt who had achieved the triumph : Niki is no braggart , but in the first of many longish talks , he explained to me that his nature was such that he really just could n't stand the second-rate ; and if you saw the second-rate around you , you had a clear choice — either you cleared out and found yourself the first-rate or you simply demanded that second-rate people became first-rate . |
| 8 | There was a gulph [ sic ] between slavery and freedom which could neither be filled up nor closed over and across which the slave must leap ere he alighted on the other side and found himself a free man . |
| 9 | He had little success , however , in his efforts to persuade the Dutch that Sukarno was a man with whom they could do business and found himself a reluctant pig in the middle , reviled by one side as a fascist imperialist and by the other as an irresponsible revolutionary . |
| 10 | When there were not games he disappeared into the library and found himself the only person in the building . |
| 11 | Tonight he had been immersed in scenes of Mafia violence and found himself the next moment slumped in the Chesterfield staring at silver snow on the screen . |
| 12 | At Yanto 's suggestion they had each gone off and found themselves a long thin stick apiece . |
| 13 | The Queen kept a sharp eye on the proceedings , and found it a favourable wet-day pastime to visit the Dolls ' House . |
| 14 | Just by chance I happened to have the opportunity of watching yesterday morning and found it a prayerful , joyful experience with so many of the parishioners of very generation actively involved . |
| 15 | I found my way to a temperance hotel advertised in the guide-book and found it a homely house . |
| 16 | We made the locks at Gairlochy on Saturday evening and found it no great hardship to lay there throughout the following Sunday . |
| 17 | Over 100 members attended last year and found it an enjoyable and informative day . |
| 18 | Deputy editor Janette Marshall went to interview him recently ( see p.36 ) and found herself a late arrival at his impromptu wedding breakfast . |
| 19 | The Berne-bound goods train was standing on the next track down ; all he had to do was cover the twenty yards between the two tracks and find himself an empty freight car . |
| 20 | Why do n't you follow in your workmate 's footsteps and find yourself a salaried job in London ? ’ |
| 21 | Try and find yourself a nice , decent husband and settle down . |
| 22 | After graduating , however , you may wish to broaden your scope and find yourself an alternative form of payment . |
| 23 | ‘ If you want my advice , lovie , you 'll pop her down the Town Hall and find her a decent coat to wear . |
| 24 | The next thing you know , she 'll be asking her Auntie Goldie to hire a shadchan-a matchmaker- and find us a nice , undemanding yeshivah scholar for a husband . |
| 25 | A significant number of the executive search consultants in the major firms have chosen , for the best of reasons , to come into this role and find it a challenging and stimulating career in itself . |
| 26 | Or perhaps she could be like Merlyn Joseph and find herself a rich man who would install her in a yacht . |
| 27 | The Movement came to her aid by sending her on a secretarial course and finding her a part-time job with a City accountant . |