Can't find messages in mail, why?

We have found that search in Mail does not seem to show all messages from a certain person and from others none at all. Anyone know why? In some of the smart folders some of the messages do appear but not when we search..
Could it be that our inbox is too big?
Thanks for any help with this...

Hi there,
You may find the article below helpful.
Lion Mail: If searching doesn’t find the right messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4934
-Griff W.

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