Example sentences of "[conj] have try " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it is plainly obvious to anyone who works in central London , or has tried to get admission to hospital there , that this is untrue . |
| 2 | What he had n't considered , or had tried not to consider , was the extent to which he cared . |
| 3 | That is that the jurists gave far more consideration to the testator 's intention where he had ( or had tried to ) set up a trust than they did where civil-law dispositions were involved . |
| 4 | Parents could buy units for their children but there is only one group that has tried to target children — the MIM Rupert Trust . |
| 5 | Parents could buy units for their children but there is only one group that has tried to target children — the MIM Rupert Trust . |
| 6 | Parents could buy units for their children but there is only one group that has tried to target children — the MIM Rupert Trust . |
| 7 | I consider this an ordeal that has tried my character , and I feel grateful for it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ In fact , if we 're busy at work I can see that having to try and explain all the complexities of the London Metal Exchange to someone who knows absolutely nothing about it is going to be a real drag . ’ |
| 9 | He disapproved of the casual obscenity of barrack-room conversation , but as he groped for words to express his triumphant passion , he found to his surprise that he could not say them to Bridget They would sound to her like a string of incoherent obscenities : — the Army and — second stag on East Wing Guard and — Sergeant Towser who cancelled his last leave pass and — the troop train back to Catterick on Sunday night and — the cold walk from the station to the camp and — the platform where he kissed Bridget good-bye at the end of leave and — the street corner where he had to run for his bus and — the Teddy-boy who had attacked her and — all the people and all the regulations and all the time-tables and all the clocks that had tried for so long to stop them from having this . |
| 10 | Those that have tried to escape have been either ‘ killed ’ or rounded up . |
| 11 | All academic paradigms , from the Chicago school onwards , that have tried to capture theoretically the essence of ‘ the city ’ have come to grief ( Saunders , 1981 ) and so the concepts that are used to describe and analyse the nature of contemporary urban life may be necessarily flawed . |
| 12 | ‘ To be honest , I 'm a bit tired of being described just as a jazz singer or with words like ‘ abstract ’ , ’ she says , responding to reviews that have tried a little too hard to distance her from the rave scene she still feels so much a part of . |
| 13 | The existence of Finn 's Hotel helps to make an understanding of Finnegans Wake possible ; for too long those critic 's and scholar 's that have tried to make an assessment of the Wake have begun from the wrong premise . |
| 14 | I parked sort of out in the car park and then got a tr a trolley and wheeled it rather than have to try and get back into that lot . |
| 15 | One person in the middle is the naughty monkey and has to try and make everybody else either move or laugh . |
| 16 | The shark then chases all the children and has to try and touch them before they reach the safety of the side of the pool . |
| 17 | Queenie then turns round and has to try and identify who is hiding the ball . |
| 18 | ‘ That silly bastard has forgotten about the petrol and has tried to light a fag ! ’ exclaimed Duncan . |
| 19 | Mrs Thatcher has always realized that her power base lay with back-benchers and has tried to be accessible to them . |
| 20 | Bosnia 's President Izetbegovic has bent over backwards not to antagonise the army , and has tried to find a compromise solution , but the army chiefs refused to cooperate . |
| 21 | He also developed an exhaustive database on U.S. rugby spinal injuries in 1990 , and has tried to use the information to suggest Law changes that could help prevent catastrophic injuries . |
| 22 | Speaking from behind a barred gate and protected by armed guards the unnamed brother said : ‘ We would n't be surprised that because of that book someone sought retribution , and has tried to take out all Ian 's seed , which is a Middle Eastern style of doing things . |
| 23 | Fred owns a garage and has tried to get everything together ready for the business accounts to be drawn up . |
| 24 | A software engineer who freely admits to being plump and has tried every diet in the book claims to have invented a programme that 's guaranteed to keep those extra pounds off . |
| 25 | She was with the family when they were told that his body had been found and has tried to help them through their grief . |
| 26 | Tommy Armour is proud of its top-of-the-range ladies ' clubs , the 845s Silver Scot , and having tried a set I can understand why . |
| 27 | She felt bubbly with fun , and had to try hard not to let it show too much . |
| 28 | Earthtrust discovered that many other locals were opposed to the capture and slaughter of dolphins , and had tried for several years to halt the practice . |
| 29 | The HSE 's review of the first year of COSHH concluded that most firms were aware of COSHH and had tried to comply with the regulations , though many had not gone beyond the collection of information about hazards . |
| 30 | Sean always had his wits about him and had tried to placate him by saying there was nothing they were doing at Rafferty 's Bar that would offend a brother , or would concern a policeman . |