Example sentences of "[is] try [to-vb] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , at this very moment , he is trying to pick up the pieces of his life after you have shattered it so cruelly — ’ |
| 2 | There are suspicions that Mr Kinnock , who will not intervene publicly in the contest , is trying to speed up the process in order to boost the chances of Mr Smith , who is believed to be his preferred successor . |
| 3 | Now a builder at Eastington near Stonehouse in Gloucestershire is trying to slow down the decline of valuable trees . |
| 4 | At the point where the program is trying to set up the tutorial files it reports that it is unable to find ‘ Festina Text ’ and skips the entire operation . |
| 5 | They believe the council , aware of its weak case in favour of the barrage , is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition . |
| 6 | Jonathan Crowther is trying to sort out the OALDCE launch video for the AMs ' visit in July . |
| 7 | In contrast , former City favourite Francis Lee , who is trying to take over the club , was cheered before the match , at half-time , and when he left the ground 13 minutes before the end . |
| 8 | Because much of its crude is of a variety that is expensive to refine and bring to market , it is trying to lure back the foreigners who were kicked out of the business two decades ago . |
| 9 | The Benefits Agency is trying to play down the NAO findings , putting them down to administrative delays rather than errors . |
| 10 | The Foreign Office is trying to play down the row but officials concede it could be some time before both sides talk again . |
| 11 | Arthur 's fling with Mrs Hewitt , played by Michael Aspel 's wife , Lizzie Power , has turned into a serious affair and the unlikely Lothario is trying to pluck up the courage to leave his wife , Pauline . |