Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] a way " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did have the ambition to do more serious work , as he had in Saint Joan and he had done in those early days in rep , but suddenly , he had got sucked into a formula that became a very comfortable rut indeed and , surprisingly for those who thought they knew him well , he did n't want to find a way out . |
| 2 | One difficulty remains in that a mining venture would still need to find a way through to the deposit in a place where the sedimentary layer is not too thick . |
| 3 | But in most situations , when you 'd be asking a colleague on the same staff to work with you , you 'll need to find a way of working that is not going to cause massive disruption to the school timetable , that 's not going to demand that the headteacher come and cover one of your classes while you 're busy with your investigation into the disappearance of the crew of the Marie Celeste . |
| 4 | I should like to suggest a way in which it is possible to give something for nothing . |
| 5 | The world has changed since the long , low silver engineering prototype was unveiled at the 1988 British Motor Show and Jaguar 's then chief executive , Sir John Egan , decided that they should try to find a way to build it , as the ultimate supercar to outdo Ferrari and Porsche . |
| 6 | At the preparatory stage in drafting legislation civil servants will try to find a way of indicating Parliament 's intentions as to the sort of considerations of policy or fact that are to be treated as properly relevant to the decision , and the procedural requirements to be observed , but without tying the Minister 's hands too tightly in situations which can not be foreseen . |
| 7 | We can not lower the rate of VAT under Community rules , but we can try to find a way to assist the industry . |
| 8 | ‘ Ken was such a brilliant bloke that if he had an idea of how to deliver a line , he 'd try to find a way to block it . |
| 9 | The second ( which I prefer ) is to say that , difficult though the task is , one must try to find a way of writing rules that express what native speakers naturally tend to do in placing stress ( while acknowledging that there will always be a substantial residue of cases which appear to follow no regular rules ) . |
| 10 | He would have to find a way round the back . |
| 11 | If this programme is to make any sense we shall have to find a way to associate numbers with our operators . |
| 12 | I would have to find a way of bypassing it . |
| 13 | If there is a break in recording during the lecture for any reason , you will also have to find a way of telling the viewer what happened in the gap . |
| 14 | ‘ We 'll have to find a way of taking Fenella with us , ’ he said . |
| 15 | So in order to have a reasonable chance of seeing an explosion before your research grant ran out , you would have to find a way to detect any explosions within a distance of about one light-year . |
| 16 | He 'll have to find a way round that clause in Edward 's will . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Tomorrow we 'll try to sort a way out of this whole mess . ’ |
| 18 | In what follows we shall try to suggest a way of combining theory and experience , which draws on work by Imré Lakatos , Roy Bhaskar , and others but can be read as it stands . |
| 19 | When the moment has finally arrived that your specimens are ready for use , you will have to devise a way of storing them safely . |
| 20 | RESEARCHERS in Texas may have found a way of reducing brain damage in road accident victims who have been drinking excessively . |
| 21 | Before you can say Edward de Bono , it might have found a way of creatively accounting your taxes , so the taxman actually owes you money . |
| 22 | Perhaps there was hope , perhaps all was not harsh antipathy , perhaps a better daughter might have found a way to soften such a mother . |
| 23 | ‘ Floy would have found a way , ’ said Fenella firmly . |
| 24 | But armed forces are not known for being bastions of sentiment and it is definitely true that had the SAAF really needed to replace both types , it would have found a way to do so . |