Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] to find a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A short distance south of Trondheim we turned off down a side road to find a quiet spot for lunch , and in a grove of trees we saw redwing , fieldfare and chaffinch feeding young while siskin , blackcap , chiffchaff and willow warbler were singing all around us . |
| 2 | Military pressure on Mr Gorbachev to find a quick way of ending the war stems from a bigger worry : that , by letting America take over conduct of the war , the Soviet Union will see its influence suffer in the region , especially if American troops stay on once the fighting is over . |
| 3 | Anyway , British companies undertook development studies to find a better method : that is , a more humane method . |
| 4 | While she was deciding whether to support the Denver Broncos or the Pittsburgh Pederasts ( whatever ) , I sneaked into the bedroom and nearly had a heart attack to find a three-foot Paddington Bear propped up on the pillow . |
| 5 | Should we help blues singers to find a wider audience , outside the coloured quarters of Southern towns , or should we leave them where they are , that the blues may thrive ? |
| 6 | MOTHER Teresa has persuaded bosses of Britain 's powerful Housing Corporation to find a possible £500,000 to help those without a roof over their heads . |
| 7 | But nothing came of it and he is still kicking his heels at Bramall Lane after drawing a blank in his summer quest to find a new club . |