Example sentences of "tried to find [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the meantime I tried to find a home for Poppy to go to when ( or if ) we eventually caught her . |
| 2 | He tried to find a compromise that would satisfy his artistic urge and quieten his conscience . |
| 3 | Early one morning , we tried to find a clerk in a department that sprawls across a full floor . |
| 4 | For the next four years her relatives reportedly tried to find a country that would receive her body for burial , but were turned away until they reached Peru . |
| 5 | On our way home we tried to find a Mothers Day card for Mark to send to his Mum , but I think all the Dalseattie shops must have the same supplier and sell those ghastly pink-ish cards with really crass ditties inside ugh . |
| 6 | Here a young couple got on and tried to find a couple of seats which were situated together preferably away from everyone else . |
| 7 | Finally , Ghatak tried to find a way between popular melodrama and the avant-garde . |
| 8 | Baldi , who had been watching the show , now tried to find a way around the Jaguar for himself . |
| 9 | She tried to find a way to explain without hurting him too much . |
| 10 | This was a reward for persistence , as the United strike force tried to find a way through . |
| 11 | Frank Gilfeather rehearsed his opening , and tried to find a point of interest with which to introduce us on screen . |
| 12 | Baxter , rather weakly , tried to find a virtue in separating the express and local services . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I tried to find a method whereby I could seize the effect of motion … how to arrest a movement in a few bold strokes , catching the passing moment and finding new forms … my goal was always to express emotion and experience with large and simple forms and clear colours ’ . |
| 15 | There was an air of disquiet , much muttering and whispering as they tried to find a solution to the problem facing them — a greater broad backed bookworm had been spotted . |
| 16 | He pulled the heavy leather of her flying jacket from her arm and tried to find a pulse . |
| 17 | A few minutes later , installed in the office , a small room looking out on to the quarantine quarters , Sophie tried to find a topic of conversation that would keep things on a professional basis . |
| 18 | For four years he tried to find a studio that was interested . |
| 19 | Apart from a price list , so we had a price list , and I thought right so I went to a book shop and I tried to find a book on masks nothing . |
| 20 | As Ruth tried to find an answer , a faint lost crying sounded far above , like seagulls . |
| 21 | I tried to find the window of my room . |
| 22 | I was on my knees by the time we unpacked the sandwiches and tried to find the energy to chew , and I recall making small high-pitched squeaking noises in reply to any attempt at a chat . |
| 23 | She tried to find the words to tell him she did n't want to make love , to tell him she was totally opposed to such casual male dominance , but somehow they would n't come . |