Example sentences of "look for a way " in BNC.
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| 1 | His two thumbs rotated about one another as they always did when he was agitated and looking for a way to strike . |
| 2 | Cadillac 's UK importer was aware of Leland 's achievement , and looking for a way to prove the car 's craftsmanship . |
| 3 | I could n't find the entrance to the restaurant that night for a start , and I spent the first half hour of the evening circling the outside of the building looking for a way in — in full view of all the diners . |
| 4 | When I went to Highlander I was looking for a way which could help towards more effective participation and the development of better non-formal opportunities in adult education on social issues which affect communities in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland . |
| 5 | I was looking for a way out into the aisle . |
| 6 | We met briefly once in the water on my ill-fated outing at Laniakea : he was planing down a wave , I was scuttling up it , looking for a way out . |
| 7 | Indeed , it is plausible that in looking for a way to relate a proper-named individual to one introduced by a noun , the processor would be dominated by stereotypical associations . |
| 8 | The truth is that C is a convenient scapegoat for those upset by The Shamen 's commercial ambitions and looking for a way to convince themselves that , underneath it all , Colin 's still credible . |
| 9 | This point may sound very obvious , but it is seen to be crucial when one party to the contract is looking for a way to get out of his contractual obligations and is able to seize upon an ill-defined point . |
| 10 | If North Korea is looking for a way out of its nuclear predicament , and a way back into the NPT , China could offer to do what America once did for Taiwan : persuade it to give up its nuclear moonlighting , and take charge of any offending materials and bomb bits . |
| 11 | The snarling and growling is very audible as the lions move about , looking for a way out . |
| 12 | I 'm looking for a way out . |
| 13 | Knowing what I do now [ he says ] , I think the DIA was looking for a way to get me back to Beirut to salvage what it could from the Asmar wreck . |
| 14 | When Heathcliff went out to look for our horses , Cathy and I hurried round the kitchen looking for a way to escape . |
| 15 | Because there is a way forward , it is about negotiation , it is about hunt the hunting community , it is about sharing ideas and looking for a way forward , going forward from here , well to turn a blind eye to what goes on and vote for that amendment is very similar to what Hitler did in Germany fifty years ago . |
| 16 | We must look for a way of establishing a relationship between the key of the record and its address , and using this relationship to retrieve the record rapidly . |
| 17 | Craned my neck to look for a way up to the high high bridge , saw a rocky overgrown path over the other side of the road . |
| 18 | Soon my buttocks were pressing against the ceiling , then the back of my head , and I hauled myself to the edge of the rug to look for a way down before I was crushed . |
| 19 | Thus , for example , the unanimous response of the EEC 's governments and institutions to the Danish referendum in July 1992 was to look for a way to ‘ accommodate ’ the Danish Government , to bring the Danes back on board ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ There is a possibility that this chap will move to another university next year , but for the time being I 've had to look for a way to take the heat off . |
| 21 | He also stressed his belief that ‘ people should have the right to express their views through the ballot box , and he would continue to look for a way to give people the chance to exercise their democratic rights , ’ the department 's spokesman said . |
| 22 | Labour will now be on the line they will have to deal with the axe grinders instead of helping them to sharpen their axes and the difference between ourselves and Mr and I have great respect for Mr and I believe his attempt to keep the debate about the future of Highfields and Moat on a rational basis has been very positive but completely unsuccessful and I believe now that we have to look for a way forward . |
| 23 | Desperately he looked for a way up the river bank . |
| 24 | Anyone who looked for a way out of stopping short of the tunnel of relentless worry could telephone Simon Johnson , manager of the Housing Debtline . |
| 25 | Once behind the closed door of the dressing room we looked for a way out , but there was n't one . |
| 26 | She swam around and looked for a way out , but the pool was very big . |
| 27 | I smelled some recurrence of the tension between him and Laura and looked for a way to open the subject . |
| 28 | And she looked for a way out , though she knew there was none . |