Example sentences of "[vb infin] find a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | We can not lower the rate of VAT under Community rules , but we can try to find a way to assist the industry . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | If this programme is to make any sense we shall have to find a way to associate numbers with our operators . |
| 6 | Well , I 'll have to find a place to lay my cropped and weary head for the night , wo n't I. This is the bit I 've been trying not to think about . |
| 7 | Edward Lear , too , would have felt at home in Bletchley 's realm of Complete Nonsense ; and he would even have found a friend called Foss . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Perhaps there was hope , perhaps all was not harsh antipathy , perhaps a better daughter might have found a way to soften such a mother . |