Example sentences of "try find a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to find a way to explain without hurting him too much . |
| 2 | She tried to find a moment to squeeze in a bit of rest at the sauna , something she could not do during the week ; in the late afternoon , she would always find herself with a vacuum cleaner and duster , because the cleaning woman who came on Fridays was becoming more and more careless . |
| 3 | Victims and health authorities agree that services are n't being properly coordinated , but one authority has promised to try to find a consultant to sort out the problem . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | We can not lower the rate of VAT under Community rules , but we can try to find a way to assist the industry . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Empowerment , which has its roots in the US , has taken on new significance recently as American corporations try to find a way to compete more effectively with the Japanese . |
| 8 | With that kind of price tag , it is not surprising that a long string of American entrepreneurs — including even Thomas Jefferson — have tried to find a way to cultivate various Morchella species . |
| 9 | Someone comes up to you and you only have to say you 're not interested in drugs ; sooner or later they 'll leave you alone because they 're too busy trying to find a £5 deal to bang up with in the evening . |
| 10 | ’ You can stop thinking , if that means trying to find a way to steal the phetam and sell it somewhere else . |
| 11 | If we enter this relationship to work with you … trying to find a way to bring back … the kind of government that you want then we have to establish … basic rules of order . |
| 12 | Searching consists of trying to find a way to change the present state of affairs into some desired state . |
| 13 | The other was trying to find a mechanism to sell more. , Another example of the ability to see the wood from the trees can be drawn from the time he was asked to take charge of Esso 's marine operations . |