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‘A person may find a reason.’

[⟨det person.nfind.v ⟨det reason.n⟩]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

As the novel continued, I found other reasons to be irritated.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“I can always find a reason to punish you “This statement made me think very much.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

If this man didn’t smoke, you’d find some other reason to write in complaining about how he is perfect except for this’ ’ one thing.”
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Yesterday I found yet another reason to appreciate my body and all it can do.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I’ll find reasons to come and see you and Dad, so no worrying like you do when the term begins.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I have finally found a legitimate reason not to vote for Sarah Palin.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I am one of those people, who no matter what is happening currently in my privileged life, I will find fault, I will find anxiety, and I will find reasons to believe I am not as happy as I am, or that I am undeserving of such happiness.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Everytime I’m with him I only find reasons why I don’t want to talk to him, reasons why I shouldn’t be friends with him, reasons why he’s just not worth my time anymore.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Also, I find a reason to not run with other runners I know, because I know it’ll bug me the whole time.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

she is getting increasingly rude. how wonderful. let’s put it this way. she has always been rude. there’s never a smile or a greet from her all these two years. when I ask her to be not so sour face, she smirks. it’s a wonder I kept her so long. just a moment ago, I asked her why she didn’t inform me that the sink was starting to choke again. she looked at me like I was speaking french. dites ce qui? sigh. then I told her one side of the sink is floating up water. it was not like that after the plumber left. she gestured by splashing the water with her palm a couple of times and said the plumber only tested with that little water so the water can go down, unlike now. this is how she is. it’s not like I am finding excuses to dismiss her. I am actually finding reasons to retain her.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

If my roommate is partying 4 days of the week, I’ll find reasons not to do what I should be.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I find reasons to avoid rewriting: my job search, my consulting work, teaching – related stuff, intern management, updating my blogs, etc. etc.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

After discovering the coins in the water canal, I would find any reason to go to the canal more often, even volunteering to wash the clothes.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I set out on a quest to find alternative uses for the thing to see if I could find a reason not to sell it on ebay.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I’m very very very good at fucking up relationships in the beginning. to the point where if it were an art, an entire museum would be dedicated to me. and because his name was the same as my ex’s, because they wore the same cologne, because I liked him so much in the beginning and I was afraid, because he treated me so well and the sex ranked in the best I’ve ever had, because his friends all loved me, because he loved taqueria on 4th st as much as I did, I found every reason possible to pick a fight with him and push him as far away as possible. and he stuck in there for a month and told me it would be okay and showed an unbelievable amount of patience for my stupid girl antics. but I’m stupid and finally we broke up. except we didn’t. he still texts me at least once a week. we hook up. we hang out. I tell him I still like him. he tells me he still likes me. he’s not sleeping with anyone else. he thinks I’m not sleeping with anyone else. but we’re not together. and it sucks. and I’m a stupid girl. ugh. brandons!
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I will also find a reason to draw something… anything… on said planner.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

let me just take a minute to bitch about my taxes. apparently for some reason the government decided that I owe them $ 1,152.00 plus another $ 703 in taxes. take my fucking soul while you’re at it, pigs. fuck you all. im moving as soon as I throw away 5 or 6 (maybe more) years of being a slave to the system TRYING to save enough money, unless you fucks find some reason to take that too. ughhhhhhhhh
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I find every reason not to be, but I know I am without a doubt.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I also found yet another reason of why I probably should have been born a guy: powertools are awesome.
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Queried on 2013-06-19.