Example sentences of "we find a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We found a Georgian chair that was attractive and restrained , and the end product was a contemporary interpretation .
2 On many occasions in our study we found a sharp contrast between the professionals ' perception that a high degree of consensus had been reached and the parents ' perception that they had agreed to a course of action because they saw no other real choice , particularly if the urgent needs of the child and other family members were to be quickly met .
3 Another day we hired bikes and rode through the forests , seeing the Blue Lake and the Green Lake , and William and I went to Buried Village ( where we found a nice cafe with a superb carrot cake , for which I got the recipe ) .
4 We found a small inn in Eastcheap , not too expensive , and had some bread , meat , and beer for our supper .
5 We found a small tendency for an earlier deterioration in cognitive function , with loss of speed and accuracy of the four choice reaction during the controlled hypoglycaemia induced by porcine insulin but this did not achieve significance .
6 Then we found a small house about one hundred yards from my university department .
7 When it was over Janet came into the room and said : ‘ We found a small tumour but you are very lucky because it 's at the preliminary stage .
8 When we reached this area we found a small stream passing under a bridge marked Puente Chinoluiz .
9 After much searching we found a six-bedroomed house called ‘ Windrush ’ , located on the sea near Horseshoe Bay at the mouth of Squamish Inlet .
10 Being on soft peat land , digging was easy and at a depth of three feet we found a two inch cylindrical piece of metal .
11 There was virtually universal acceptance of the proposal to include core skills in the new qualifications , although we found a wide diversity of views as to how they should be incorporated .
12 That we found a lower mortality than expected is not relevant to the paper 's message .
13 We found a similar trend in a previous study in Hertfordshire , the only other study in which a group of people has been traced from birth to death .
14 In our study group of 18 patients who had endoscopically confirmed reflux oesophagitis , we found a total reflux time ranging from 3.2% to 32.6% in the absence of treatment ( Fig 1 ) .
15 We found a tiny B & B in a heavenly spot , a lovely bay and hardly any people .
16 At Nesseby we found a tiny peninsula with cliffs just high enough for a colony of kittiwakes , which were all feeding large young .
17 We found a strong association between gestational age and most respiratory symptoms , especially wheezing most days .
18 Next day we found a good army doctor who examined Rachel and said with care she would soon be well , the M & B had done its work , and then to add to our trouble you all went down with scarlet fever — caught on the boat I expect .
19 We found a good site for the kit
20 In this study we found a good agreement between the two tests , particularly considering the fact that they measure two different variables — namely , bile acid losses and bile acid synthesis .
21 Then , on 6 November , we descended the steep and difficult escarpment to the Daro river , where we found a pleasant camp site under some large fig trees .
22 We found a lovely place up , but for a Sunday lunch .
23 Having done so , we found a twofold difference in the recurrence rates between the ursodeoxycholic acid treated and placebo treated patients and although this was not statistically significant , these data , when coupled with the results of the Italian and Spanish studies suggest that ursodeoxycholic acid reduces and probably delays , but does not prevent , gall stone recurrence .
24 In a further room , Horus 's Chamber of Victory , we found a huge sailing barque , a replica of the kind used to convey the statue of Horus to his assignation with Hathor .
25 We were reminded that weather which suits ducks well enough can be more than cruel to other species when we found a dead bird on the path as we turned for home .
26 We found a dead guillemot . ’
27 There we found a dead forest , without birds and sprouts , lifeless .
28 Ian Jane , the home manager , says : ‘ We found a flexible support package enormously extended what carers were willing to provide .
29 We found a brown handbag and the girls were getting very excited .
30 We found a high level of assessment activity by community nursing staff using structured questionnaires .
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