Example sentences of "and found it [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 This is important to stress , because the tradition of over.selling still persists in some quarters and it is possible to find extravagantly foolish predictions and claims within the educational technology literature , which will be a considerable embarrassment to the many sensible and imaginative teachers who have applied the method and found it helpful to them .
2 These workers have designed primers to the organism , and found it present in extraintestinal tissue from unrelated cases of Whipple 's disease .
3 ‘ He has tried to draft in fresh faces , and found it difficult for them to fit in .
4 ‘ I knew all about calories , but I really enjoyed food and found it difficult to lost weight !
5 All through the African campaign I longed to hear from you , and found it hard at times to keep a stiff upper lip without your help .
6 She also had strong opinions and found it hard to " brook any delay or frustration .
7 Her eyes lit up when she opened it and found it full of farthings .
8 The pool that had been so jarringly empty when I took my premeditated dive into it with Terry , I fell into with Toby and found it full of champagne .
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