Example sentences of "[det] [vb mod] find " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Toraja believe we have many layers of spirits , or astral bodies , which at death must detach themselves like the skins of an onion so each may find its proper place . |
| 2 | This is the challenge that awaits us and that should find us united in our ministry of communication . |
| 3 | This is the challenge that awaits us and that should find us united in our ministry of communication . |
| 4 | And that should find all files written today . |
| 5 | Some may find it inconvenient to take the time off work to be screened . |
| 6 | Accordingly , in the television Nice Work , Rummidge University is played by Birmingham University and fears that some may find the performance too convincing have prompted a closing caption , of conspicuously meticulous wording , thanking the real campus for its ‘ good-humoured co-operation ’ . |
| 7 | Some may find this tedious , but I enjoyed them all . |
| 8 | More seriously , the film 's remorseless romanticism has a smug and manipulative edge to it that some may find virtually intolerable . |
| 9 | Some may find Barker 's remorseless eloquence tiring , his singing tone inflated , but this lively and varied book is a remarkable collection to have left behind . |
| 10 | They are so modest that some may find them disconcerting . |
| 11 | Some may find the external colours of the dome surprising , but apparently these reds , blues and creams are faithful to the colours that were there at the end of the 17C . |
| 12 | Some may find the summit of Creag Meagaidh a little disappointing after the drama of its cliffs and corrie . |
| 13 | Some may find it inconvenient to take the time off work to be screened . |
| 14 | Some may find it surprising nevertheless that in a time of cut-backs in state spending , thousands of millions of pounds have been spent on youth training since 1981 . |
| 15 | As I say , some may find that a bonus . |
| 16 | The result is a curious reminder of the old-fashioned ‘ terraced dynamics ’ approach to baroque music , which some may find off-putting . |
| 17 | Some may find troublesome the beat that sometimes afflicts her tone . |
| 18 | Spiritual and organisational precursors are also fully dealt with , though some may find the inclusions and conclusions rather fanciful — indeed , this subject causes a great deal of disagreement even in official circles . |
| 19 | This is often explained in terms of making the element in question more prominent or emphasizing it , an explanation which some may find confusing . |
| 20 | Some may find their way to suburban , provincial , or country destinations . |
| 21 | ‘ Some may find it easier and quicker to give out a simple number rather than spend time asking about diet and so on . ’ |
| 22 | Cos some may find helpful , women will be the main losers in adult education cutbacks . |
| 23 | This may find support in the fact that most of the confusions in terminology are found in what might be called the ‘ editorial ’ parts of the texts , in which the context is being briefly introduced before the decision of the master is quoted . |
| 24 | A new blue-veined English cheese from Millway Foods called Cambridge Blue ( around £3.25 per lb from Tesco , Waitrose and good delicatessens and food stores ) is designed for people who prefer blue cheese to be more ‘ delicate ’ in flavour , though some might find it bland . |
| 25 | The DPR sales manager once introduced a game some might find offensive , to a dealing force , amongst which were three women . |
| 26 | She seemed oblivious of the echo this might find in her own daughter 's life . |
| 27 | There was murder within marriage because a husband or a wife wanted life to be different and for one reason or another could find no other way to bring that about . |
| 28 | For example , a good sailor gybing a short board changes his feet at the end of the turn ; the novice attempting this would find it very difficult since at this stage you should change the feet before changing the rig . |
| 29 | This would find expression in a written document or documents . |
| 30 | She had timed her arrival for half an hour after the party was due to commence , calculating that this would find the host and hostess busy with other guests , leaving her free to mingle and , with any luck , to slip away early . |