Example sentences of "the [noun pl] find [pos pn] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is intriguing to wonder how some of the emigrants found their way to the outlandish places in which they settled , or how Ayrshire names came to be given to spots which are amongst the most isolated on earth . |
| 2 | Only gradually can the range be increased thus lending support to the theory that the birds find their way back by progressing along a line of recognised landmarks rather than by solar or lunar navigation . |
| 3 | One is that animals memorize local landmarks and directions on their way out , and simply reverse the directions to find their way home ; a second is that the home site itself has some property that can be recognized at a distance . |
| 4 | Most of the problems found their way to me . |
| 5 | Indeed the ability of the newcomers to find their way around the local political system has often prompted the improvement of other rural amenities , albeit on a highly selective basis . |
| 6 | The criminals find their way round something and then the , then the alarm companies stop it from happening . |
| 7 | Many of the vehicles found their way back to the West , some were delivered to the Middle East and some to the Soviet Union . |
| 8 | It was chance , for example , that determined that the lemurs found their way into Madagascar before that island had drifted too far away from Africa , while the monkeys and apes did not ; and so the lemurs of Madagascar had carte blanche to fill all the ecological niches that monkeys and apes came to occupy elsewhere . |
| 9 | Indiscrimate roadside spraying using more powerful weedkillers has been banned because the chemicals found their way into water supplies . |