Example sentences of "[vb past] n't find " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm going to change , ’ and went into the bedroom ; so he did n't find out what she was wearing underneath . |
| 2 | ‘ They did n't find it there , did they , Gazzer ? |
| 3 | When Clark had to hire someone to become chief executive of the new regulatory authority , the Treasury gave him a list of nine admirals , seventeen generals and six air marshals and told him they 'd be disappointed if he did n't find the right chap among them . |
| 4 | I certainly did n't find it with that fucking bitch . ’ |
| 5 | What she did n't find out until too late was that it was one thing to jump a gap but quite another to stay put on the landing stone when the surface was wet and slippery . |
| 6 | If the sergeant got there before you and did n't find you , he would tap with his signalling stick and it goes for miles in the middle of the night — give him a little tinkle , and you walk towards one another . |
| 7 | With one sergeant I had then , I used to make up stories about keeping an eye on thieves if he did n't find me at the points . |
| 8 | The pint of beer on the doorstep was the only perk that there was — you did n't find anything else . |
| 9 | Palace did n't find Division Two at all easy in the early 1920s . |
| 10 | Malcolm Cole 's programme notes do n't specify the circumstances of the ‘ grim struggle for survival which left serious composition out of the question ’ for the first few years after he had settled in the United States in 1939 , but , whatever they were , they informed his music with an intensity that the exuberance of his early style did n't find much room for . |
| 11 | But they did n't find anything wrong , so Mother came back home , and I was so happy . |
| 12 | But she did n't find out he had made no provision for her in the event of his death until Elizabeth could no longer withhold her sentiments . |
| 13 | With little or no bubbles to speak of , we did n't find this sweet and flowery wine easy to drink . |
| 14 | If she did n't find a safe corner to rest and eat she stood the chance of being caught . |
| 15 | And when he was found they 'd both be in such a heap of dung , they 'd be lucky if they did n't find themselves nicked as thieves . |
| 16 | Even after sitting and playing it for quite a while , I did n't find myself warming to it , and believe me , I wanted to . |
| 17 | He did n't find writing easy and the bit he liked best was his signature , an elaborate affair of practised flourishes . |
| 18 | And her fellow taxpayers did n't find their sovereign queueing at a cubby-hole for her £17.40 first-class ticket . |
| 19 | ‘ I did n't find it daunting , but maybe I was over-confident . |
| 20 | His six sons , by first wife Patti , did n't find much to laugh about at home . |
| 21 | Needless to say , I did n't find this remark helpful , however well-intentioned it might have been . |
| 22 | But I did n't find it at all difficult to come out to my student friends . |
| 23 | I was aware that I was attracted to boys and men from about the age of twelve or fourteen , but although I was brought up in London I still did n't find it very easy to have any sort of contact with other gay men . |
| 24 | I checked carefully and did n't find one . |
| 25 | ‘ She did n't find it unusual to sleep with a minister because there is a whole tradition of courtesans which this country does n't understand . |
| 26 | And housing boss Donald Gledson stressed : ‘ We did n't find it very funny , especially as his argument is with the planning department . |
| 27 | But if he did n't find out , he 's out of touch and should n't be in his high office . |
| 28 | She did n't find it , but buried right down at the bottom she did find a tape cassette in a box . |
| 29 | You did n't find that stuff here . ‘ |
| 30 | ‘ You did n't find anyone ? ’ |