Example sentences of "[vb past] hard [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he tried hard to do so , Richard could never see how anyone could live without things in working order . |
| 2 | Sandison tried hard to remember how much he had given the girl . |
| 3 | Starting in 1967 , we tried hard to whip up interest in the robots among potential customers , but with little success . |
| 4 | Before he invaded Iran in 1980 , Mr Hussein tried hard to get on with the Islamic zealots who had just seized power in Tehran . |
| 5 | Banbridge tried hard to get back into the game but Dungannon stuck again in the 75th minute when Denver beat Hanley with a neat lob to complete his hat-trick . |
| 6 | The RCM tried hard to play down the issue , arguing that all those working for refugees would achieve most if they cooperated . |
| 7 | Early on , the RCM tried hard to play down differences with policy statements which leaned some way towards orthodoxy without limiting the freedom of the RCM to act in what it regarded as the best interests of individual children . |
| 8 | Despite losing so heavily , Edinburgh tried hard to play enterprisingly and in scrum-half Crombie , possess a player with the ability to perform at the highest level . |
| 9 | Mollified , if not entirely convinced , Vincent went back to Mauve and tried hard to knuckle down . |
| 10 | Churt tried hard to come back and Paul Jones in the Haslemere goal had to make one particularly fine diving save . |
| 11 | Naseby tried hard to read over his shoulder . |
| 12 | She tried hard to think back and remember exactly what she 'd said that first night in Jarman House . |
| 13 | After the success of the centenary festival it was hoped to hold the sing outdoors again , and for the 101st event in 1987 the committee worked hard to set up the staging and prepare the venue ; but a cloudburst just an hour before it was due to start necessitated a change of plan . |
| 14 | AT&T fought hard to hang on to its equipment businesses through telephone deregulation — the Justice Department took the firm to court on the issue in 1949 and again in 1974 . |
| 15 | Robbie , leaning against the cushions of a high-backed wooden settle , fought hard to hold on to reality . |
| 16 | England battled hard to get back into contention throughout the second half , but the Scots kept them at arm 's length and ran out worthy winners . |
| 17 | Here classical elite theorists proved hard to pin down , specifying the ruling elite in different ways which they made little attempt to operationalize in empirical work . |