No attempt had been made to find level for the foundation. "Black Jack" by Max Brand

He glanced across the creek to the ruined foundation of an old house on the low ground beyond the creek. "The House Behind the Cedars" by Charles W. Chesnutt

Again, if these passages were to be understood as relating to works, the remission of sins would be quite uncertain; for it would rest on a poor foundation, on our miserable works. "The Apology of the Augsburg Confession" by Philip Melanchthon

Then there was some foundation for the report. "The Inner Shrine" by Basil King

There was a foundation to build from. "Youth Challenges" by Clarence B Kelland