Example sentences of "finding [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On finding Tamara gone he went to his father , who dwelt in the heart of Dartmoor and also possessed magical powers .
2 With over 20 years experience in the Home Counties West of London , we specialize in finding Houses of distinction for the discerning Buyer .
3 The defence authorities have had difficulties in finding researchers to cooperate with them in some fields .
4 Pickerage , with the cunning of adolescence , was finding expedients that kept him well out of Toby 's way .
5 He had come to Canterbury with a firmly established and clearly defined view of liberty as a state of the will wholly integrated with the will of God , seeking no escape from obedience , but finding freedom for the development of the soul in ever-deepening understanding of the divine nature , and ever-broadening assent to God 's will .
6 It was Woil 's voice , desperate to see the same fear that had stopped him finding freedom now overtaking Creggan .
7 A damp log-pile is an excellent place for finding woodlice .
8 Finding reasons , or excuses , for this unflattering view of the building surveyor 's contribution to his profession during a period of unprecedented post-war reconstruction and technological innovation is not a productive exercise , but what is obvious is that the most damning indictment is the lack of identifiable discipline .
9 Once you 've settled you priorities , do n't keep finding reasons ( i.e. excuses ) for not starting just yet .
10 As one manager put it to me : ‘ None of the companies here is in the business of finding reasons not to pay legitimate claims . ’
11 This publication would be especially useful for any student nurses ( and also trained nurses ) who are finding difficulty in relating psychology to their practice of nursing .
12 Perhaps a solution for the JTO 's that are finding difficulty in coping with the current situation would be for those of them that have both hard and grass courts at their club to run a two tier event , i.e. a Series tournament on the hard courts coupled with age group doubles and mixed on the grass .
13 Concerning the current strike he declared ‘ AFPFL originally had nothing to do with it but now they were backing it and he was finding difficulty in restraining some of his party from adding fuel to the fire . ’
14 She was finding difficulty in seeing out of her right eye .
15 Those borrowers finding difficulty in making ends meet when in work could n't afford their homeloan payments when they were made redundant .
16 A number of contact points were available for students finding difficulty obtaining training contracts ( formerly articles ) or posts on qualification .
17 I I 'm very grateful to the Secretary of State , erm is he aware that increasingly over this winter there have been examples of homes for the elderly and particularly nursing homes in the private sector without casting a valued judgement on the role of the private sector , er homes that are finding difficulty in the filling the beds because of policy that is being pursued in care in the community .
18 ‘ She means , ’ the other twin chimed in , ‘ you are going to stay with us until Mummy and Daddy come out of the hos-hospital ? ’ she asked , finding difficulty in coping with the long word .
19 This made my delight at finding King Felin 's tomb all the more great .
20 Yet the children show a great deal of ingenuity and imagination in finding objects for their play .
21 In effect , this meant a steady decline in public funding , problems in finding support for artistic experimentation , and financial crises for such famous museums as the Tate Gallery in London and the Ashmolean in Oxford .
22 The most effective way of finding support is through gigs .
23 Many women do not know any other mothers locally when they have their first baby and this is an ideal group for finding support and friendship .
24 Many women do not know any other mothers locally when they have their first baby and this is an ideal group for finding support and friendship .
25 Many women do not know any other mothers locally when they have their first baby and this is an ideal group for finding support and friendship .
26 Many women do not know any other mothers locally when they have their first baby and this is an ideal group for finding support and friendship .
27 Many women do not know any other mothers locally when they have their first baby and this is an ideal group for finding support and friendship .
28 They are split between either finding no relationship , or in finding support for the Samuelson hypothesis of a negative relationship between price volatility and maturity .
29 However they might have trouble finding adjectives to do these performances justice : his breathtaking virtuosity , which takes appalling difficulties of the music in its stride , at times had me bogeared in admiration .
30 He 'd been given a position in prison administration in Paris , and Sylvia thought he might be of help to her in finding Madeleine and Jeanne .
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