Example sentences of "she [verb] been [adj] find " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been ashamed to find that she found it such exhausting work , especially without the broad shoulders of Ross to lean on . |
| 2 | All she could recollect was that she 'd been amazed to find that they 'd been born on practically the same day in August : she on the sixth , and he on the eighth . |
| 3 | She 'd been glad to find so much work waiting for her when she arrived back in England . |
| 4 | When Alice had been smaller she 'd been surprised to find that every other home did n't have a room devoted only to precious stones … |
| 5 | She had been dismayed to find that he must have made enquiries in Helmsley and tracked her down , but she 'd become a much more confident and secure woman since the early days of her marriage . |
| 6 | She brought with her in the car anything of mine that she had been able to find in the house ( plus a few things that just reminded her of me ) and they were all dumped in my front hall . |
| 7 | She had been surprised to find that he did n't feel it beneath him to help her in the house . |
| 8 | She had been amazed to find that he was n't married , and waited painfully for the announcement of an engagement , or a sizzling scandalous affair . |