Example sentences of "[pers pn] try to put [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to put some money on the ‘ Stiffs ’ finishing bottom with the bookies . |
| 2 | Well it depends how you how you try to put that into practice . |
| 3 | If we try to put that description more concretely , we might describe essay- writing as involving a standardised , written variety of language which seeks to communicate clearly while following academic conventions . |
| 4 | When the mistake was discovered , they tried to put all the blame onto the innocent parties — the importers and the farmers — who have been landed with these cattle . |
| 5 | They tried to put some of them into the Land Army , but Lilian was n't quite up to it , were you , my dear ? ’ |
| 6 | Even when he tried to put this matter right , by putting his head forward and up , he was faced with an even greater difficulty because he saw again from the mirror that he was increasing the tension and pulling his head back even further . |