Example sentences of "have [adv] tried [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | here the spices seem to relate to later photographs Bhimji has recently tried to take of dust in her home : that which is left after natural or unwanted exfoliation be it of ‘ culture ’ , ‘ home ’ or bodily ‘ innocence ’ . |
| 2 | I 've always tried to happen to life ; but it 's time I let life happen to me . |
| 3 | With this drizzly weather we were stuck in Porto , and were glad that we had n't tried to cycle into town as the taxi sped through steep cobbled streets . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd always wanted to work with Mutt Lange ; I 've actually tried to work with Mutt since 1984 , but he was always busy on a project , but he wanted to do it and it was the right time for both of us . |
| 5 | ‘ Ah , but I have not tried to think of love , ’ came the answer . |