Example sentences of "[verb] [be] to find a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best that could be done was to find a formula which , compatibly with this , gave something to the minority . |
| 2 | The first thing to do is to find a pair of old jeans or other piece of favourite clothing that is too tight and use this as a measure for making progress . |
| 3 | Then all I need to do is to find a printer driver for Spike 's laser printer at work |
| 4 | ‘ All I 'm trying to do is to find a solution to the problems we 're bound to run into if we 're living under the same roof , ’ she said stiffly . |
| 5 | A male friend had tried to dissuade Hale from seeking a much needed job and had given her a thousand dollars to buy ‘ the most beautiful dress in New York ’ , telling her that what she needed was to find a rich husband . |
| 6 | What we need is to find a safe place soon , and I 'd rather succeed in doing what we can than fail to do what we ca n't . " |
| 7 | In the instance illustrated here the type of action required is known arid what is required is to find a way of entering upon that action . |
| 8 | Now all that remained was to find a suitable woman to replace Mildred . |