Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] to find the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He decides he must do something about it and goes off to find the works engineer . |
| 2 | But we overpowered our captors and got out to find the battle in full cry and the north-west quarter of the Rorim in flames . |
| 3 | I went out for the day , and came back to find the room full of thick smoke from Holmes ' pipe . |
| 4 | She left the cubicle to find a blood test kit , and came back to find the new houseman , Joe Reynolds , ordering head X-rays and a neurologist 's opinion . |
| 5 | Some time later we were alerted by a smell of burning , and rushed out to find the chimney on fire . |
| 6 | He opened his eyes and reached round to find the fastener . |
| 7 | He laughed , ahead of her , and reached up to find the button . |
| 8 | He now bought the site on behalf of the British Museum and set out to find the temple . |