Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] find " in BNC.
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| 31 | When I did find out what he was thinking , I must say I was surprised . |
| 32 | I did find a place that would take us but for Holmes there were too many interesting species of humans and dogs , for him to get involved in being trained . |
| 33 | You do n't often see photos of this I 've only ever found one , here 's one , or I did find one . |
| 34 | The only thing that I did find was that the , getting to grips with the issues er th was certainly as difficult , possibly more difficult , than I realized . |
| 35 | Erm , having been told that the County Council were running the meeting , I did find it a little difficult to chair , but I do think that we 've come out of it with some constructive ideas . |
| 36 | Thus , in spite of the large amount of flying experience I had accumulated overseas , I found that it was of little use to me back in the UK , I did find , however , that my seniority as an NCO seemed to attract functions that I found difficult to avoid . |
| 37 | I did find the discussion interesting and illuminating , er it 's gon na be a difficult task and I think that task for the County Council and certainly three of the district councils , starts on Monday afternoon . |
| 38 | The only , the only bit I did find was the very last part during the course did n't sound as natural as the rest of it . |
| 39 | What I w what I will say to my honourable , my right honourable friend is that er when I recently visited the United States I did find that the , on which our training and enterprise councils have been based , have provided a very valuable experience for us in learning the lessons that he had indicated of ensuring that the private sector is fully involved in decisions over training and I believe that the figure I gave to my honourable friend early today , combined with over two billion that my department spends on training , forms a very effective public private sector partnership . |
| 40 | Yeah er cover was the one that , after we 'd been through the document , I did find of be of particular interest |
| 41 | because er it 's obviously gon na fill a gap in my financial planning that I 'd not thought about in the past so I did find it particularly helpful . |
| 42 | What I did find very distressing in his remarks , er were basically in respect of some of the savings . |
| 43 | If you did find her a place , she 'd muck it all up somehow . |
| 44 | ‘ Well , ’ said Uncle Albert hesitantly , ‘ it would certainly cap everything we 've been doing if you did find a black hole . |
| 45 | And even if you did find a houngan , he most probably would n't agree to talk to you , since no one here has any sympathies for the blancs who have always exploited us . ’ |
| 46 | About time you did find something difficult really is n't it ? |
| 47 | Later she dug about in the fridge ; and although the result was depressing , she did find and consume two pots of yoghurt , a hunk of cheese and a slice of ham which had begun to curl up at its edges . |
| 48 | But she did find an unoccupied corner of the floor , away from everyone she knew . |
| 49 | In the panniers , she did find a supply of Good Ole Home Cooking — Oreos , Hershey Bars , Babe Ruths , Wrigley 's Gum , Pork Popsicles . |
| 50 | She did n't find it , but buried right down at the bottom she did find a tape cassette in a box . |
| 51 | There were rules when she did find out . |
| 52 | She did find an Italian restaurant a couple of blocks away to dine in , however , and there made a point of drinking enough chianti to ensure a good night 's sleep , which her plans for the following day suggested she would need . |
| 53 | But when she did find the street , it seemed curiously familiar . |
| 54 | She did find in it some thin satisfaction |
| 55 | Dana could be right — she did find it difficult to get friendly with any of the men she had met so far , but that did n't mean she never would . |
| 56 | What exactly would it mean if she did find her name on Luke Hunter 's account ? |
| 57 | The next day she had the whole thing in perspective again , especially after she did find Louise at lunch and told her as much of the story as she could without mentioning Tom Russell . |
| 58 | But she did find it a bit overwhelming on her own . |
| 59 | But , even if she did find their name and address , since the alternator needed seemed to be going to take some time to track down , there seemed little point in trying to contact them that day . |
| 60 | In fact we did find a clear difference between the three- and the four-year-olds : the younger ones typically pointed to the box with the chocolate and the older children to the empty box . |