Example sentences of "[adv] to find a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But baseball is sure eventually to find a way to put its financial house in order . |
| 2 | But as the search goes on to find a replacement for peat scientists are optimistic . |
| 3 | Again and again , the European Court has noted the narrowness of the English test for reviewing the merits of official decisions , and has gone on to find a breach of the convention by the UK . |
| 4 | Those few that escape being eaten form pairs and go off together to find a nest site in a crevice in the ground or a crack in a tree . |
| 5 | We 're not looking at that point of view we 're looking at more like working together to find a solution . |
| 6 | As he knows the talks process brings together the two governments and the main constitutional parties in working together to find an accommodation , and I think that is right . |
| 7 | Congressional leaders were set to meet the president on January 3rd , perhaps to find a course on which all could agree . |
| 8 | But what about adding a twist to the puzzle : the task is not merely to find a way out , but to find the shortest route to the way out . ’ |
| 9 | If you can make out the lyrics — and it 's difficult enough to find a song in this aural tirade — you 'll be subconsciously ordered to slaughter small children on the bus home . |
| 10 | Several weeks later , John was lucky enough to find a home , but Poppy did n't have to cope alone for long . |
| 11 | If they 're not lucky enough to find a hostel place , they end up in bed and breakfast accommodation , without the support that a hostel provides . |
| 12 | Victorian lockets look beautiful if they contain a tiny flower arrangement instead of a photograph , and if you are lucky enough to find a fob watch that no longer works you can transform it into a stunning and unusual frame for a miniature flower design . |
| 13 | If they were lucky enough to find a skylark 's nest they might not want to spoil the countryside for all of us . |
| 14 | Ruth had been fortunate enough to find a job in Ilkley . |
| 15 | It is not enough to find a woman . |
| 16 | It 's easy enough to find a President , but not everybody can improve the economy . ’ |
| 17 | James turned up at the docks expecting a luxury liner , only to find a cargo ship and a deck-hand 's job waiting for him . |
| 18 | First Edition TWO MEN who fled after bungling a raid on a shop jumped into a getaway car only to find a policeman at the wheel . |
| 19 | What is Joe Bloggs going to do when he returns to his ancient , battle-scarred Range Rover , only to find a Zoom parked a few millimetres from his rear bumper ? |
| 20 | Swan bought a lunchtime edition of the Standard , only to find a picture of an angry Hyacinth Scragg confronting a half-blinded lady interviewer . |
| 21 | He turned and charged quickly off into the forest to rescue his friend , only to find a German splayed out on the ground and Tommy still running on up the hill . |
| 22 | He swung round to stare at the spot where the barrow of ‘ Trumper , the honest trader ’ had stood for nearly a century , only to find a gaggle of youths warming themselves round a charcoal fire where a man was selling chestnuts at a penny a bag . |
| 23 | The Doctor decides to talk to Bennett in his cabin , but when the man tells him to go away he forces open the door — only to find a tape recorder and an escape hatch door in the floor . |
| 24 | The Land Rover was waiting , but it took a minute or so to find a driver . |
| 25 | Pedestrians going down the steps from the bus stop are hidden by trees and shrubs and have to either walk in the road or cross over to find a pavement . |
| 26 | With a firm little nod , and still smiling , she pushed the note into her dressing-gown pocket before going downstairs to find a bucket . |
| 27 | Does the Minister agree that it is a disgrace , when British industry is striving desperately to find a starting point for recovery , that the Government have not provided tax incentives for investment in industry ? |
| 28 | ‘ People are clearly in earnest and want desperately to find a solution to keep the round on course , ’ a GATT official said . |
| 29 | Then he raced away to find a doctor . |
| 30 | The second time round they dealt with R. and B. Lettings in London NW10 , who they instructed just to find a tenant . |