I could not get near, and then tried the reporters' gallery, but found it equally crowded; so I feared I should lose the only possible opportunity to hear Mr. Webster.
It was quite dark when we reached the Saunas River, which we attempted to pass at several points, but found it full of water, and the quicksands were bad.
The British columns still kept in touch with De Wet, but found it impossible to bring him to an action in the difficult district to which he had withdrawn.
But the farmers are numerous and aggressive, and the column, which was 900 strong, could clear all resistance from its front, but found it impossible to brush off the snipers upon its flanks and rear.
Colonel Laing had fallen, shot through the heart, but found a gallant successor in young Nairne, the adjutant.
I continued to sound as I went farther in, but found no bottom with a line of thirty-four fathoms, which was the length of that I had in the boat, and which also proved too short to sound the bay, so far as I went up it.
We arrived there between five and six in the evening; but found a sight of it very unable to compensate for our trouble, as the road was very bad, and the mules but indifferent.
We then took the opportunity to sound, but found no bottom with a line of an hundred and eighty fathoms.
She squeezed his hand, but found it very difficult to speak.
A little way up the gulch he saw a rock and a green bush and steered for it, but found no water.
While waiting for the wind we visited the woods in search of game, but found none.
We went to work with a will, but found it, hard, slow work.
When the viziers saw this, they were jealous of him and envied him and cast about for a device against him whereby they might oust him from the king's favour, but found no opportunity.
As for Firouz, when he went forth from his house, he sought the letter, but found it not; so he returned home.
We have wandered far and wide, but foundno such place to rest in.
I trembled on the coverlet with rage and wished that I could clip the end of their tattling tongues, but found no chance for revenge, till, in the hand of a careless neighbor, I notched and nearly spoiled the patch-work.
So we crossed over, but found ourself on the same side that we were on before we crossed over.
For a long time the two searched among the leaves, but found nothing to indicate where or how the fire had started.
Charley tried to talk to them, but found it rather difficult.
But either there had been no more snakes within it or else all had fled, for the dog raced eagerly aboutbut found nothing to alarm him.
On our way back to Franklin Point we buried the skull found on our way up, but found no further bones until we reached Point Le Vesconte.
We were quite anxious to capture the little fellow alive, but found it difficult to kill the mother without wounding him, as he clung to her poor wounded body with the most touching tenacity.
Therefore followed along our outward track, but found, to our sorrow, that there had been no rain west of our last night's camp.
At about three miles reached a spring on a small patch of feed in the spinifex and camped, but found, after digging it out, that scarcely any water came in.
Struck south for two miles to some large white gums, but found no water.
So saying, she opened the bosom of his shirt and bent over him and kissed him and put forth her hand to him, seeking somewhat that she might take as a token, but found nothing.
Presentry the treasurer turned and saw the lion making towards him; but found no way of escape nor had he his sword with him.
They did his bidding, and boarded the vessel and rummaged in every part, but found nothing; so they returned and told Amjad, who mounted again and rode back.
I went, with my guard of honour and my stool, but found I had to sit waiting in an ante-hut three hours with his commander-in-chief and other high officers before he was ready to see me.
To follow up our success in the marching question and keep the king to his promise, I called at his palace, but found he had gone out shooting.
In the afternoon we proceeded to court accordingly, but found it scantily attended; and after the first sitting, which was speedily over, retired to another court, and saw the women.
To-day I went to the palace, but found no one; the king was out shooting again.
Hoping to keep the king to his promise, I went to the palace early, but found he had already gone to see his brothers, so followed him down, and found him engaged playing on a harmonicon with them.
The front-door bell sometimes rang, and I have gone down, but found no one.
Attracted by a strange rattling noise in his bedroom, he endeavoured to open the door of it, but foundit seemingly locked.
He then struck a light and searched the room diligently, but foundno sign or mark of anyone, and the door locked as he had left it on retiring to rest.
He tried the doors, but found, as he had anticipated, that they were fast.
He went first to the windows, but found them so secured that it was impossible for him to get them open.
I worked away at the first hill, but found no potatoes.
He next attacked the crust of bread, but foundit too dry to be palatable.
On the seventh day she went to the field, but found nothing.
Then he started to climb up the trunk, but found himself so chilled and stiff from jumping into the water, that he kept slipping down whenever he tried to climb.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "but found" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
