Example sentences of "to find [conj] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crew righted themselves to find that the forward screen had blanked out . |
| 2 | The only , a the residents have , are of course , once again this goes back to this , the problems that we 're facing with the er local government reorganization debate , are at a loss to do er erm to find that the on-street parking provision is the county 's responsibility , off-street parking provision is the district 's responsibility and actions by , by the district are in fact causing problems for us with this . |
| 3 | Fat files of notes are carefully cultivated throughout the course ; only for students to find that the anticipated reward of examination success does not necessarily follow . |
| 4 | Given the complexities of some of the procedures which police officers are required to operate under this legislation , it is not surprising to find that the Metropolitan Police , and no doubt many other forces as well , have issued a set of elaborate and detailed instructions which indicate to an officer precisely how he is to proceed in any one of the many contingencies that may arise and which are designed to ensure that he acts in accordance with the statute as interpreted by the courts . |
| 5 | It is by no means surprising , therefore , to find that the vast majority of items in Social Studies and Science papers demand straight recall of specific facts and that teaching is adjusted accordingly : in one paper analysed in Botswana out of fifty questions , forty-nine required only recall of factual information . |
| 6 | When he arrived outside Number 112 he was pleased to find that the front door had been repainted . |
| 7 | Napoleon was to find that the best roads in Europe could not create a European market . |
| 8 | Director Terence Young was delighted to find that the two actors seemed intent on working seriously — except for Marvin 's first scene which followed a boozy lunch and featured an equally boozy Marvin . |
| 9 | It is heartening to find that the various research tools bear out intuitive impressions in that , for the great majority of people with a history of mental health problems , quality of life is better in supported accommodation . |
| 10 | It is unsurprising , therefore , to find that the great majority of training about disruption places the problems firmly within the child , their family , their background , their learning difficulties . |
| 11 | It was a touch disappointing to find that the great Wilson of the Wizard was not there . |
| 12 | Since the set has two transmitter power settings , 1.6W and 5.0W output power , I had hoped to find that the higher power setting would overcome by 1.5W KX99 's main failing — its inability to talk to ground stations farther that about 10nm away ; but according to the controllers I tried to speak to using both hand-helds in turn , there was only a very marginal difference between the King and the ICOM unit on either of its power settings . |
| 13 | We all took off on the last hundred yards ' dash and I was mildly surprised to find that the first man past the post was myself — and I was n't really out of breath . |
| 14 | I use a punchcard roll and began by punching out the customary two rows of holes for the overlapping join , only to find that the first row stretched the plastic slightly , giving a wavy edge . |
| 15 | ( Note : it was something of a surprise , given the above , to find that the first batch of UK product still had the American manuals … ) |
| 16 | The prime minister did not achieve all his objectives , and he returned home to find that the new tide of anti-American criticism was still rising . |
| 17 | However , people who confessed that they did not understand interest rates at all well ( see below ) were more likely than average to find that the total cost of their most recent credit transaction had been more than they had planned . |
| 18 | In the end , the Census Bureau expects to find that the total population is about 250m , is getting older , is still moving from the north-east and midwest to the south and west , and that metropolitan areas grew more rapidly in the 1980s than in the 1970s . |
| 19 | If statutory support-services were channelled to those who were the most disabled , one would expect from these results to find that the elderly living with others would obtain more of them than elderly married couples or the elderly living alone . |
| 20 | For years , he and Hank had exchanged only a few words , but now they began to talk , drawn together by the magic of money ; and Hank was surprised and flattered to find that the elder man was entranced by his sudden success . |
| 21 | By the same token , the public school choice would not be surprised to find that the Labour Party opposition regarded the official unemployment figures as underestimates The arguments that divided them are illustrated in Table 10–2 , which reproduces in a slightly amended form a table that appeared in The Sunday Times ( 6 November 1983 ) . |
| 22 | Kent was the major producer and consumer of gold jewellery and it is not surprising to find that the greatest number of coins is found there also , often mounted on suspension loops and worn on necklaces . |
| 23 | Bitterness set into their relationship after a mid-week international , when Morgan returned to Manchester from Hampden to find that the Daily Mail had run a sensational story about a behind-the-scenes bust up between Morgan and his boss . |
| 24 | He was surprised to find that the medical officer was not resident at the hospital , ‘ … my wife and I , and a friend ( the wife of a highly-placed London County Council Official ) tried to interview the medical officer at his home ’ . |
| 25 | He said : ‘ It is incredible to find that the whole country shares your pain . |
| 26 | " When you did me the honour of appointing me to the Mastership of Stockport School I was led to suppose that the Income , inclusive of Ten Pounds paid by your Worshipful Company , amounted to nearly Three Hundred Pounds per annum , and from an Enquiry , however , during my Residence here , I have had the Mortification to find that the whole Salary was not more than £25 10 10½d , so that it was impossible for me to remain in the Situation without a Prospect of Church Preferment in the Neighbourhood , which I have no reason to hope for . |
| 27 | Came home from a week 's camp with local youngsters to find that the whole house had been ransacked , windows smashed , kids toys broken , the water boiler ripped out and everything wet . |
| 28 | It is not surprising to find that the widespread species have been used extensively to correlate rocks between different continents — they form the standard for the Silurian period , where the graptolite faunas are nearly the same all over the world . |
| 29 | In effect this was a period of withdrawal from a rigidly structured police world to a world turned upside down ; where , in a ‘ counter-cultural ’ way , we were to find that the strict terms of reference we had carefully built up over the years no longer seemed to have relevance . |
| 30 | When we were recently in the United States I was very pleased to find that the top officials there , including Eagleburger and Robson , advised us not to hurry . |