Example sentences of "it find its [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The belief that Worrell should have been appointed was extremely strong throughout the Caribbean , and it found its expression through C.L.R. James , then editor of the Trinidad newspaper The Nation .
2 Back in prehistoric times , the river which we now call the Thames was created by rains falling on hilly ground on the western side of this country , and meandering lazily until it found its way into the sea on the eastern side of the continental peninsular which became an island by separating itself from the continent of Europe .
3 The system of dating by the regnal year was afterwards adopted by a variety of authorities including bishops , popes and kings , and it found its way into literary narratives as well as official documents .
4 For most of us , the turkey is as traditional as mince pies , but the story of how it found its way on to the Christmas table is an interesting one .
5 Most of it would disperse as it found its way through the gravel , and it may not be necessary to form a soakaway at the end of the drain .
6 A French housewife recently thought that she had discovered the world 's first metal potato — until she realised that the object she was trying to peel was in fact a Second World War hand grenade , which had probably been scooped up by a potato picking machine before it found its way into her groceries .
7 He read the letters interlaced with hearts ; he lit a cigarette , exhaled slowly , watching the smoke nudge across the roof until it found its way out into the sky through the circle in the roof like a full moon ; he lifted the door open , and looked across the olive grove .
8 The ball should have been cleared long before it found its way onto Robert Lee 's left boot .
9 ‘ A lot of it found its way to the Irish Republic . ’
10 Somehow it found its way into the hands of a government minister , and he got in touch with us . ’
11 Following a recent strategic analysis , it found its members valued the Society , but not enough potential members had even heard of BNES .
12 However , because of the steps involved in bringing Verity Lambert over from ABC , Doctor Who gained its father long before it found its mother .
13 I do not use only one type of filter , particularly undergravel , as this kind of flow-rate leads to problems with all the waste being drawn to the bottom where , inevitably , it finds its way into the nooks and crannies that a gravel cleaner just can not reach .
14 It finds its way to the outside world via the water system and it is believed to be harmful to animals .
15 The multi-product firm might be awakened to the need to innovate if it finds its price-recovery margins being eroded .
16 In fact , I very much believe that no art comes fully alive until it finds its audience .
17 Within minutes of slipping out of its mother 's body and freeing itself from its glistening birth membranes , it finds its mother 's nipple and is drinking her milk .
18 Then , the PR and marketing boys were largely instrumental in helping it find its seat again .
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