Example sentences of "[adv] try to find a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But others looked as though they were desperately trying to find a way out , gazing to the ceiling deep in thought .
2 I 'm marrying my Italian born fiancé in London and I 'm desperately trying to find a venue for the reception which can serve our guests an authentic Italian meal .
3 Just trying to find a place that 's a bit more comfortable for you .
4 But have you ever tried to find a garter in Tweedie tartan ?
5 Certainly they are forever trying to find a chink between their world and this .
6 He is also trying to find a manufacturer for a porcelain razor he designed for an exhibition in New York .
7 His cynicism is understandable — the black humoured script depicts US soldiers as sadists and racists , hopelessly trying to find a rationale for a war that their country can not justify .
8 Baldi , who had been watching the show , now tried to find a way around the Jaguar for himself .
9 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 .
10 Union leaders are meeting management tomorrow to try to find a way of softening the blow .
11 But , frankly , the policy of inventing interesting things and then trying to find a market for them was not generally very successful , ’ says Foster .
12 And er we find that those of us who are working with homeless people are increasingly simply trying to find some kind of shelter for a few nights rather than actually trying to find a home for people .
13 People flood to the city seeking employment , seeking security and actually trying to find a means of sustaining family life .
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