Example sentences of "[prep] try [to-vb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ma , ’ he said in a tentative tone of voice , his face going slowly pink with the strain of trying to communicate with his despondent parent . |
| 2 | Also , the USA exported its long experience with trying to deal with its own soil erosion problems , as a part of foreign policy to its sphere of influence in Latin America in the 1950s , where there had been an almost complete lack of government concern over soil erosion . |
| 3 | IF ENGLAND qualify for the semi-finals of the seventh World Cup at Lahore next February , they will have a three-day rest before trying to qualify for their second successive World Cup final . |
| 4 | IF England qualify for the semi-finals of the seventh World Cup at Lahore next February , they will have a three-day rest before trying to qualify for their second successive World Cup final . |
| 5 | And it 's a great way for Silvia and your brother to pay me back for trying to interfere in their sordid little love-affair . |