Example sentences of "[noun pl] try [to-vb] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was one of my self-imposed duties to try to even out the peaks and troughs of his capricious temperament and make sure he produced his best golf when it mattered . |
| 2 | In the capital , Caracas , the rebels tried to take over the government palace and the presidential residence , La Carlota airport , the Ministry of Defence , Navy and National Guard buildings and the national television station . |
| 3 | Instead we 've spent the last 60 or so years trying to live up the likes of Jean Harlow , Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've spent the last four years trying to pick up the pieces ! ’ |
| 5 | And as urgent talks went on in London and Barcelona , the words returned to haunt the top officials trying to sort out the shambles . |
| 6 | As defence-industry consultants try to work out the consequences , some predictions are unchanged . |
| 7 | Levinson , in Pragmatics ( 1983 ) , spends some thirty pages trying to pin down the term " pragmatics " . |
| 8 | Mr Smith rammed home the lunacy of gambling away ONE THOUSAND MILLION POUNDS trying to prop up the pound when the money could have done so much good at home . |
| 9 | Similarly , transnational forces may be mainly responsive to these international financial organizations , or to the governments of the countries who control them , or to ‘ disinterested ’ international bureaucrats trying to sort out the mess . |
| 10 | Despite this there is a growing market in the sale of personal data , as companies and employers try to find out the details of our personal lives . |
| 11 | The car went racing on while the friends tried to tidy up the mess . |
| 12 | Vandals tried to burn down the school in Milton Keynes at the weekend . |
| 13 | A spokesman said ‘ The children tried to put out the fire but to no avail . |
| 14 | The A48 at Westbury on Severn was badly hit , with several feet of water in places , making it a decidedly soggy beat for police trying to sort out the chaos . |
| 15 | Any number of vehicles trying to pick up the finishers will have great difficulty parking and will probably cause a major obstruction . |
| 16 | She had enough on her hands trying to bring up the boys , and the simplest expedient would be to get the little girl down to Frome , where her deceased husband 's sister and brother-in-law , William and Sarah Chinnock , could provide her with a decent upbringing . |
| 17 | A domino game was cut short when one of the players clawed his jacket to shreds trying to ward off the spiders . |
| 18 | Or have you bought someone a present and then spent ages trying to cover up the price printed on the packaging ? |
| 19 | One of the reasons why I was in favour of televising the House and Committees was that I thought that it might be a good idea for the public to see Standing Committees , with Ministers doing their mail and others trying to hold up the business . |
| 20 | Unions tried to take over the country . |