Example sentences of "in [art] attempt [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The younger of the two ran for the side of the boat , perhaps in an attempt to dive over the side . |
| 2 | It was his unexpected kindness that caused her jaw to clench suddenly in an attempt to stave off the hot tears scalding her eyes . |
| 3 | He asked his colleague if he would consider giving him some age-regression therapy in an attempt to deal with the problem , whatever it was , that had been brought to light . |
| 4 | Geoff Tulloch ran computer programme after computer programme in an attempt to arrive at the most efficient method of organisation . |
| 5 | Several old barges , beached deliberately years before in an attempt to slow down the river bank erosion , stood out against the moonlit water like defiant skeletons . |
| 6 | In an attempt to compensate for the reduction of Soviet aid the government made serious efforts during 1990 to improve economic relations with its Asian neighbours , including Thailand , Indonesia and Taiwan . |
| 7 | In an attempt to break with the past , he says he wants a grand realignment of the left . |
| 8 | Hitachi , with its partners Maxwell and Matsushita , has come up with a disc the same size , while a third combine headed by Seagate has opted for 3¼ inch ( 7–8 cm ) in an attempt to head off the Japanese competition . |
| 9 | Four Cabinet Ministers , on the advice of the Attorney-General , signed declarations in an attempt to keep from the court documents which would have cleared the men . |
| 10 | As well as being asked how often they commit illegal acts , respondents are generally asked details of their social characteristics , social class , race and so on , in an attempt to get round the biases in official criminal statistics . |
| 11 | I have bought Practical PC since it first came out in an attempt to help with the strange world of computers and from reading it I think I might need a 286 or 386 PC — but how can I be sure and I still have n't the foggiest idea what most of the terminology means . |
| 12 | For all Mellor 's protestations that the tabloids brought him down in an attempt to dictate to the Prime Minister who should be in his Cabinet , the truth is that the Heritage Secretary was rejected by his peers . |
| 13 | She said her colleague , PC Mark Whitehouse , 25 , had reversed the car in an attempt to escape from the gunman , but he had crashed into a fence . |