Example sentences of "[v-ing] to find [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My feeling is that Leeds are struggling to find a traditional centre-half , and until they do , will look in trouble whenever the ball is in their penalty box . |
| 2 | Are you struggling to find a particular product or feel you have a need which is n't being catered for ? |
| 3 | Opposition Members are desperately struggling to find every conceivable thing to carp at , because they know that the scheme will be relatively speedy to introduce and that it will work effectively . |
| 4 | Is your fiancé 's brother making your life difficult or are you struggling to find the perfect bridesmaid 's present ? |
| 5 | Cider makers and drinkers have been gathering to find the best farmhouse cider in Britain . |
| 6 | This story concerns the sounds of footsteps walking in the ballast ; no one was seen but the sounds were very convincing and one respects the account of this mystery from Mr Leslie , who certainly did n't believe in the supernatural , preferring to find a logical explanation of this sort of thing . |
| 7 | So what is happening to find a political solution ? |
| 8 | Since then the ILN has been seeking to find a new readership . |
| 9 | Working initially in pairs and then in groups , pursue the question : " What would you like to do a drama about ? " , seeking to find a dramatic starting point which stems from the interviewees ' interests . |
| 10 | Anyone seeking to find a reliable predictor of Alliance voting would be hard pressed to find one . |
| 11 | Curved , yes , he had expected that , he had known he was n't going to find a flat plateau , but something to hold on to he had expected , a double ridge perhaps , pipes or cables , not what was in fact there , nothing more than shallow flanges at the tops of the double-leaf doors . |
| 12 | I 'm , I 'm going to find a quiet room because I 've got to do some . |
| 13 | How are you going to find the right frequency before they blow us to pieces ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm going to find the nearest policeman , ’ she informed him in an icy voice . |
| 15 | If the algorithms for correction of the above four types of spelling errors were to be applied to our system , it is unlikely that applying them to the highest-rated allowable string ( if there are any allowable strings ) is going to find the intended word . |
| 16 | Iain , like any impressionable adolescent , was always going to find the bad sister more exciting . |
| 17 | The row that followed the announcement of a programme of drilling to find a suitable site for burying high-level waste — and resulted in the programme being called off two years ago — has led NIREX to abandon any hope of drilling to find the best geological formation for the intermediate waste . |
| 18 | Any European fan coming to Brazil and expecting to find a national league and knockout cup as in his own country is likely to be bewildered by a combination of 27 regional competitions , a nationwide cup , a national championship , pre-season tournaments and three South American club competitions . |
| 19 | She looked at her husband hopefully , expecting to find an answering smile on his face but he remained as he was , sunk back among the cushions of the armchair , as if turned to stone . |
| 20 | Everton 's most successful captain has had to put his career on hold after failing to find a suitable club following a spell in the Scottish Premier League with Dundee earlier this season . |
| 21 | Failing to find an appropriate site for a shot , the location manager on the new Willy Russell venture , Dancing Through The Dark , decided to mock it up by erecting a spanking new bus shelter in Wavertree , one of Liverpool 's livelier areas . |
| 22 | The money will keep you in business ; compensate you for lost profits ; give you breathing space while you reorganise and/or find a suitable replacement ; and save you from having to find a new credit line at a difficult time . |
| 23 | Clayson ( para. 15.05 ) was of the view that small voluntary organisations should be able to supply alcoholic liquor at functions without having to find a willing certificate-holder , and should be able to gain some financial benefit from the sale of liquor to members . |
| 24 | She was spared having to find a tactful reply , however , when his employer immediately , and unceremoniously , thrust the dog lead at him and instructed , ‘ You can take Azor , I have to go out — I 'll drive Miss Kingsdale to her hotel . ’ |
| 25 | It makes sure that the family of the deceased director receive fair payment for his or her shares , which saves them from the problem of having to find an alternative buyer . |
| 26 | I ca n't say I envy the director , having to find the right balance of youth and experience … ’ |
| 27 | Rod , after managing to find the front door with his unpatched eye is greeted by his colleague who is bent double clutching a bottle of wine . |
| 28 | Renormalization , however , does have a serious drawback from the point of view of trying to find a complete theory , because it means that the actual values of the masses and the strengths of the forces can not be predicted from the theory , but have to be chosen to fit the observations . |
| 29 | But if they are , Mr Gorbachev 's policy of trying to find a pliant press that people trust will also have failed . |
| 30 | She felt very tired suddenly , and angry with him for trying to find a weak spot . |