Example sentences of "not find a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in the first century A.D. the author of the Periplus maris Erythraei can not find a better accomplishment for a king of Ethiopia — to counterbalance his notorious greed for money — than his knowledge of Greek . |
| 2 | But a historian of modern transport can go to an enormous mass of recorded and photographed information when he can not find a surviving model of an early bombing aeroplane ; the historian of , say , medieval navies has infinitely smaller resources . |
| 3 | Yet this man found himself unloved , in that he demanded so much from his friends that he could not find a close , enduring relationship to satisfy him . |
| 4 | That she could not find a simple solution to the problems of women in marriage can be seen from two poems entitled ‘ Mira to Octavia ’ which advise a young woman who has fallen in love with an unsuitable man . |
| 5 | If you can not find a good substitute , try using prepared ‘ sepia ’ watercolour , diluted with water , or use Mars brown dark pigment , which is easy to prepare with gum water for brush wash drawing . |
| 6 | Thus , the abolition of the new-town development corporations in England in the late 1980s has strong implications for the mobility of the poorest in the cities : they will not find a great deal — if any — of non-owner-occupied housing beyond the conurbations . |
| 7 | But we shall not find a consistent position in which the tasks of biblical exegesis and scientific inquiry were no longer mutually relevant . |
| 8 | If you can not find a Chinese brand , use a peanut oil from your local supermarket . |
| 9 | Occasionally , Mr Landor would accuse her of stealing from him when he had mislaid a silver spoon or could not find a precious paperknife , but she had always treated these accusations with the contempt they deserved . |
| 10 | As in our study , Kaketani et al and Edwards et al did not find a significant correlation whereas this was found by three other groups . |
| 11 | We did not find a significant association between laminin concentrations and portal hypertension in our patients with cirrhosis , and laminin concentration had insufficient sensitivity , specificity , efficiency , and predictability to be clinically relable in the detection of portal hypertension . |
| 12 | One would assume that they might but Kurt Benirschke and Margaret Sullivan , while at Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire , could not find a single egg in the 47 pairs of mule ovaries that they examined . |
| 13 | Wading through the stream of overwhelmingly affectionate obituaries , I could not find a single phrase to support the view that Mr P ever had the slightest interest in the games that people play . |
| 14 | Ken 's last wish was that his coffin should be carried by six Athletico players but I could not find a single one of the bastards who would do it for less than fifty quid . |
| 15 | Psyche , so lovely that she can not find a mortal husband , is condemned to be the bride of Death . |
| 16 | At this point , the iteration has given no indication that a double root is involved ; however , this becomes apparent when we seek the row vector corresponding to cs : for all first minors of 1I — A vanish and we can not find a unique row vector . |
| 17 | Because I can not find a fucking man . |
| 18 | And finally , a pensioner with a passion for rock music is trying to retire but ca n't find a budding impressario to take her place . |
| 19 | You wo n't find a higher quality A-2 anywhere . |
| 20 | ‘ I expect there will be some critics who ca n't find a good word to say — but there always were and no bad review was ever able to dampen the success of the Carry Ons . ’ |
| 21 | But she could n't find a good answer to Karen 's question . |
| 22 | I may not always be able to offer a Danby or a Holmes ( Holmes is available as I write ) , but I should be considerably embarrassed if I could n't find a good view of the Gorge for a departing new graduate or a returning old one . |
| 23 | Dance music changes fast , so you ca n't just stay the same , but the dance music audience has little patience with those who ca n't find a new trick that is just as magical as the old one . |
| 24 | Are fishkeepers really so publicity hungry that they have to come up with quotations such as the Sun 's reported comment from Christine ‘ If we ca n't find a new home ’ ( for the Gourami ) ‘ we 'll just have to eat him . ’ |
| 25 | A charity which provides homes for disabled ex-servicemen has a luxurious bungalow standing empty , but it ca n't find a suitable occupant . |
| 26 | Well Mick , you wo n't find a bigger selection than Argos . |
| 27 | The homework lessons he 'd brought with him did n't find a great deal of favour in her eyes . |
| 28 | I took it regularly and pored over it every week for two months , but search and phone as I might , I could n't find a decent barn owl . |
| 29 | But I could n't find a bloody buyer . ’ ’ |
| 30 | Could n't find a bloody problem ! |