Example sentences of "[coord] finding [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As simple as lighting a fire or finding a dry place to sleep . |
| 2 | She said : ‘ There was n't a place to be found in Redcar for him , and finding a private flat or bedsit for someone with little funds is very difficult . |
| 3 | Neither side had more than a couple of scoring chances in the first half , and Ecchinswell took advantage of the first of these , breaking through after dispossessing Martin Whiddett on the sideline and finding a vast opening in the Alton defence . |
| 4 | Over in President Clinton-land , CARTER USM are gigging and plugging and finding a new lease of life winning the hearts of America 's indie kids . |
| 5 | The acceptance of extract ( 5 ) as a reasonable piece of English conversational discourse involves implicitly assessing each expression in terms of the ‘ why ? ’ question above and finding a suitable answer . |
| 6 | It has already been suggested that using an appropriate channel and finding a suitable register will contribute greatly to the clarity of any communication . |
| 7 | Once on board , I took a look below , where many men folk were as comfortably spread on the saloon sofas as circumstances would permit , and finding a vacant space sufficiently large to stretch my full complement of feet and inches on , I tried to fall asleep before we got into rough water ; but with the first movement of the screw , I was on my feet and on deck , having a view of the hills round Gairloch as they slept in the mist of night ere the faint streaks of dawn disturbed their repose . |
| 8 | Since Mahler and Karajan both held the position of head of the Vienna Opera , Neville Cardus was once tempted into concocting a comparison between the two men and finding a good deal in common . |
| 9 | You and Maria Luisa already living together , both feeling sorry for yourselves and finding a sympathetic shoulder to cry on . ’ |
| 10 | The intention therefore is significantly different although both are concerned with presenting oneself as an object of others ' attention and finding a public language to do so . |
| 11 | He 'd spent a long time twisting bits of wire together and finding a safe way to steal electricity from the fusebox . |
| 12 | Regarding work with the children and the new families , my plea for a more sophisticated approach in assessing the needs of children and finding the appropriate routes to permanent placement for each child leads me to the conclusion that the nature of the social work service to each child and family must vary according to their needs and their wishes . |
| 13 | Correcting faults takes time ; instilling good habits takes time ; and finding the right coaches as well as the right players to put all this into effect will take time . |
| 14 | A rebuilding job is now required and Alan Noble , as chairman , has the task of laying suitably firm foundations off the pitch and finding the right man for the construction work on the other side of the fence at Feethams . |
| 15 | Dramatic playing , therefore , is continually in a state of tension between personal expression and finding the public means of presenting oneself , using language and gesture , in order to communicate to the others taking part . |
| 16 | Composers are undoubtedly doing what they want , leading the market , creating a demand and finding the artistic means to satisfy it . |
| 17 | The story that one of them must have told a Daily Sketch reporter a year later was that sitting in a West End club and finding the cold unbearable they had decided to go somewhere warm . |
| 18 | The agency reported that the group hid in a pine forest for several hours before heading for a town and finding the Chinese restaurant . |
| 19 | Afterwards , walking along a wet London street and finding an intimate Italian restaurant , eating pizza , sharing a bottle of Frascati , assumed the monumental importance of some banquet at Buckingham Palace . |
| 20 | She could n't go on any further , and finding an alternative route in this black , rainswept landscape was not going to be an easy task . |
| 21 | But finding an ideal seat position is impossible if you are much over six foot , as you will never be able to get the front seat back far enough . |
| 22 | On impulse , she bought a recently published history of the region under the Occupation and took it to a pavement café , where she sat under a gaudy sunshade , idly sipping coffee and glancing through her book , but finding the passing show around her far more diverting . |
| 23 | A lot will depend on your current theatre experience and whether you have done much acting , but finding the right kind of character to work in an audition is going to mean some careful thinking and planning . |
| 24 | It 's not a question of having the perfect body , but finding the right garment to suit you . ’ |
| 25 | But finding the right one can be tricky . |