Example sentences of "not find the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am interested in trying oils , and have purchased Alwyn Crawshaw 's Oil Painting Course , however , I can not find the alkyd medium or gel anywhere . |
| 2 | The family farmers of Speyside , with in-wintered stock to feed daily , did not find the winter period suitable but preferred the late spring/early summer . |
| 3 | She hoped that he would not find the jam jar too utilitarian , but he appeared to possess few vases . |
| 4 | If LIFESPAN does not find the QAO log file it will create another when a QAO log is actioned for the module . |
| 5 | The House as a whole did not find the Home Secretary 's arguments convincing , accepting the clause by 245 to 222 , a majority of twenty-three . |
| 6 | I do not find the dock company has operated or operates the port other than as a normal commercial undertaking . |
| 7 | Scunthorpe were on the rack but the home side could not find the killer touch , Micky Thomas just failing to reach a Flynn chip and Bennett having a header blocked by the commanding Elliott . |
| 8 | She could not find the light switch and stood , her hand on the newel post , deciding whether to go up in the dark . |
| 9 | On the way into land we could n't find the mendlsham mast which we use as a land mark to find the airfield . |
| 10 | We used to send floppy disks to 1,000 sites and there were lots of problems — people lost disks or could n't find the work book . |
| 11 | When Sherine Pherozshaw could n't find the party dress she wanted , she did n't make do with what was on offer in the shops . |
| 12 | Di , Di did n't have but the one but he come up , he said said he wants a spirit level and he wants a tape measure he 'd got the spirit level he said I ca n't find the tape measure he said , said it was on top of the bag . |
| 13 | You wo n't find the club cricket on Frenchay Common any longer and that 's something I regret . |
| 14 | Coming back to the place drunk , especially when he could n't find the light switch , was horrendous ; he would wake to a sight like Manhattan after a severe earthquake . |
| 15 | To begin with er I could n't find the light switch because my , my gaze was directed er at the people in the bed but then er I asked the man in the bed , where was the light switch and er he helped me back towards the area where the switch was and we eventually succeeded in getting the light on . |