Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] hand at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's time to try my hand at the settled life . |
| 2 | ‘ She ought to try her hand at decorating china some time . ’ |
| 3 | Westerners , who expect work to be as light as their skin , are vastly outnumbered by job-seekers from places like Iran , the Philippines and China , ready to try their hand at anything . |
| 4 | They include a party of German businessmen , keen to try their hand at the traditional Highland Games sports of shot-putting and caber-tossing , and a group of Australians . |
| 5 | It brightens up the place and it gives artists a chance to show what they can do ; and it does encourage others to try their hand at painting or drawing . |
| 6 | No time to play with the children , no time to take the dog for a walk or to try their hand at painting , boating or simply thoughtfully chewing a straw . |
| 7 | I agree with Eldon Snyder and Elmer Spreitzer that : ‘ Like all of education , physical education should provide opportunities for students to try their hand at a variety of activities as sources of possible self-realization . |
| 8 | The estate 's extensive grounds offer excellent opportunities for many pleasant walks and include a small lake where guests are permitted to try their hand at a little fishing . |
| 9 | The program also comes with a host mode for any budding ‘ Sysops ’ who wish to try their hand at running a BBS . |
| 10 | The program also comes with a host mode for any budding ‘ Sysops ’ who wish to try their hand at running a BBS . |
| 11 | Please encourage your classes to try their hand at poster designing , reminding them of the closing date for receipt at the Office is 17th March . |
| 12 | Cadets , scouts and school leavers gathered at RAF Innsworth in Gloucestershire to try their hand at being soldiers . |
| 13 | This evening a group of slightly nervous looking insurance workers are about to try their hand at pilot racing . |
| 14 | MEMBERS of the public have the chance to try their hand at rowing tonight on dry land ! |
| 15 | THE public are being invited to try their hand at sailing by the Llyn Brenig Sailing Club on Sunday , starting at 11.30am . |
| 16 | ‘ Danish farmers are also keen to try their hand at outdoor systems , which we have seen emerging in the UK over the past five years , and trials have already begun . ’ |
| 17 | There are other outlets , if you want to learn the media game , in terms of speech and view , as it were , hospital radio , I do n't know whether you have any hospitals in your region but increasingly hospital radio offers an opportunity and a challenge , and welcomes people who would like to try their hand at becoming sort of D.J.s , or features editors , or are prepared to talk interestingly about subjects , and this you would only know from a local point of view . |
| 18 | He was by then an assistant pro in its fullest sense , so he decided to try his hand at playing tournaments . |
| 19 | Vincent went to him for drawing in the mornings , and in the evenings to try his hand at watercolours , as he had done before Christmas . |
| 20 | Despite pleas from his mother , Jackie was next to try his hand at the sport . |
| 21 | In 1984 he married a French woman , and the following year travelled to France to try his hand at the colour photography which seemed so popular in European magazines . |
| 22 | It was a pity in a way , but he 's learnt a lot in the last two years , and now feels ready to try his hand at professional photography in London . |
| 23 | Usually anyone who obviously wanted it was given a chance to try his/her hand at dealing — unless he appeared too pompous . |
| 24 | IF YOU 'D LIKE TO TRY YOUR HAND AT MAKING UP A CROSSWORD FOR THE CONTEST YOU CAN SEND IT TO THE SAME ADDRESS . |
| 25 | The intercutting of parallel actions — which can be shot at different times and in different places — can all be done at the editing stage , and you are free to try your hand at risky shots safe in the knowledge that any failures can be edited out later . |
| 26 | Nice and easy for those of you just beginning to try your hand at intarsia and it 's not too difficult to work out the chart for yourself with the many aids available . |
| 27 | These butterflies are so quick and easy to make the more enthusiastic amongst you will probably want to try your hand at producing various named species ! |
| 28 | A visit to West Dorset also offers a perfect opportunity to try your hand at windsurfing . |
| 29 | ‘ You ought to try your hand at some fiction one of these days . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Which is why you decided to try your hand at a kind of modelling that would pay better , ’ he said . |