Example sentences of "do [adv] try and [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not try and cosset these over winter by placing them into a separate tank in the garage , reasoning that the survivors will be the toughest of the bunch and more likely to make up into sturdy adult fish : come spring , they are distributed to friends . |
| 2 | I 'm surprised Pete did n't try and get that . |
| 3 | And you know , I do n't want to enforce my morals onto someone else , or my ethics , and I really would like to ask people do n't try and do that to other women either ! |
| 4 | Do n't try and do any sums on it and think ooh I 'll square one and add it on half the other . |
| 5 | They 're , there , their Do n't try and teach these together : that will guarantee confusion . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll come — but do n't try and put any pressure on this Kathleen of yours . |