Example sentences of "i found the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found the total silence at a depth of six metres interrupted only by the sound of my breathing quite eerie . |
| 2 | In the Bishop Museum in Honolulu , I found the sixteen-foot board that George Freeth used to ride . |
| 3 | But at the end of 1990 the group was reorganised and Mr Wise was less happy with the outcome : ‘ I found the general direction in which the group was going did n't really satisfy me in terms of long-term interests or challenge , so I decided to bite the bullet . ’ |
| 4 | This , then , was the Jamaican norm , and when I came to Britain , which was still in the throes of the ‘ Swinging Sixties ’ , I found the comparative indiscipline in schools difficult to cope with . |
| 5 | I found the deceptive cairn and followed the instructions to find the real summit over a slight drop in the ridge . |
| 6 | ‘ I found the wide head difficult to use as it did n't fit the contours of my skin . |
| 7 | I found the squalid hovel where she lived , but she herself was not there . |
| 8 | After several false tries I found the front hall again . |
| 9 | I found the young man In the kitchen . |
| 10 | Once I found the first publisher , it just snowballed . ’ |
| 11 | That 's what I found the other day anyway . |
| 12 | I found the Golden Turk where it nestled in a small alleyway , just beneath the great mass of St Paul 's . |
| 13 | I found the following equation from which you can determine the frequency ( pulses per second ) . |
| 14 | On this field I found the best combination was to set the Silver Sabre at minimum discrimination and maximum sensitivity . |
| 15 | In the living room I found the usual debris . |
| 16 | When I arrived at the shelter , I found the right man . |
| 17 | At last I found the right place on an island off the north coast . |
| 18 | Someday , if ever I found the right producer and a label were interested , I 'd like to give that a shot . ’ |
| 19 | I ran back and forth across the street until I found the dirty door . |
| 20 | A cold draught of air was coming from the kitchen and I found the back door to be wide open — and then my horrified glance fell upon Aunt Louise . |
| 21 | And , after a while , I found the repeated use of the same illustrations from Whymper 's ‘ Scrambles in the Alps ’ irritating . |
| 22 | I said goodnight and went to my own room where I found the sleeping-car attendant had duly lowered my bed and laid a chocolate truffle on the pillow . |
| 23 | and linked to that I was going to do a new information sheet , I found the old information sheet so I just bring that up to date |
| 24 | ‘ I found the rubber sheet universe really useful for understanding things better . |
| 25 | I found the Social Contract in the school library and was bewildered . |
| 26 | I found the wretched machine later , in the new extension . |
| 27 | Well I found the twenty pound in the end but the fifty pound we could n't find it , we checked everything so i fortunately I said to I had them re-checked on Monday during the day for cash up |
| 28 | ‘ I found the green sapling strength of my youth to do it . |
| 29 | I found the celebrated Casa Portuguese disappointing , through attractive . |
| 30 | In Lisbon I found the Portuguese captain , who took me in his ship to Brazil , all those years ago . |