Example sentences of "make [art] [adj] attempt " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you understand that when you made the partial attempt ? ’ |
| 2 | Sylvia had been repeatedly rehearsing her chosen situation for twelve days so that , when she made the actual attempt on the thirteenth , her performance too might be perfect . |
| 3 | Made a vain attempt to tidy up the room , which was already looking like a heavy-metal combat zone , and took himself off for a shower . |
| 4 | Daniel too was given garments , some he might wear and some he would n't , socks , scarf , tie , all of them not black , as though the company had made a preconcerted attempt to cheer him up . |
| 5 | GRAEME SOUNESS has made a final attempt to persuade Wimbledon to part with John Scales — and has lined up Neil Ruddock in case he fails . |
| 6 | Pressman and Wildavsky have made a tentative attempt to draw attention to what may loosely be described as the mathematics of implementations the way in which the mere quantity of agreements necessary may , even when all parties are committed to a policy , undermine or delay effective action . |
| 7 | In ANDES " work , particularly in the controlled zones and with refugees , it has made a concerted attempt to include women , and its educational materials have been drawn up bearing in mind the need to broaden the context of women 's work . |
| 8 | The TGAT report is long and difficult in places , but has made a skilful attempt to match the best of teacher practice in the field of assessment with the general constraints imposed by TNC . |
| 9 | Those outside the political arena believe that the Government have made a poor attempt to answer some searching questions . |
| 10 | The Conservative government has made a half-hearted attempt to tax company cars — half-hearted because it fears upsetting natural Tory voters . |
| 11 | Did he imagine she 'd made a special attempt to impress him ? |
| 12 | Richard Body has made a brave attempt to shed the mythology and propaganda , and to expose farming objectives to public debate . |
| 13 | The Committee concluded that the broadcasters could legitimately claim to have made a praiseworthy attempt to deliver the sort of programmes they had promised . |
| 14 | They recalled that in 1958 Quakers had made an unsuccessful attempt to interrupt atmospheric testing of H-bombs at Bikini atoll in the Pacific . |
| 15 | KENNY DALGLISH has made an astonishing attempt to bring Queens Park Rangers duo Les Ferdinand and Andy Sinton to Blackburn Rovers . |
| 16 | Brown has made an interesting attempt to approach the situation from a more scientific basis . |
| 17 | ‘ Ingrid will make a gallant attempt at Saffi , I 'm sure , and Therese can stand quite still by the farmhouse , thus saving her energy , and sing Arsena as best she can . ’ |
| 18 | My guess is that the bozo could make a half-headed attempt to chase after the car , but more likely he will not . |
| 19 | In the absence of such continuous assessment , officially applied , you must make a serious attempt to produce the short-term aims within your own thinking . |
| 20 | Seek professional advice if needs be , rather than make a valiant attempt yourself and then regret it . |
| 21 | For both Somers and Tutchin , our representatives were the " Trustees and Guardians of the People 's Liberties " ; if " instead of Executing this Trust , they do make a Forcible Attempt upon our Liberties … |
| 22 | The two maxi-sloops , Lawrie Smith 's Rothmans , of Britain , and Pierre Fehlmann 's Merit , of Switzerland , could make a last-day attempt to overtake the two New Zealand ketches , swinging up the West Australian coast to make full use of the sea breeze . |
| 23 | Surrounded by his flock he nonetheless had an eye on Omi and Erika and , although he made no apparent attempt to meet them , Erika and Omi found themselves facing him . |
| 24 | At least until the early 1970s , however , the government made no systematic attempt to shape the pattern of industry . |
| 25 | The very fact that philip Augustus made no serious attempt to invade or attack Gascon ) , in the campaigns of 1202–4 may be more than simply a comment upon the military limitations of the French crown . |
| 26 | Coverage of this riot made no serious attempt to identify its underlying causes ( ibid . ) . |
| 27 | The Comintern 's aim was to convert a nationalist struggle into a broader social struggle ( in accordance with part of its remit ) , but Comintern officials made no serious attempt to fulfil the second part of the resolutions adopted at the Sixth Congress by setting up a Communist party in Nicaragua , which could have given the Sandinista movement an organisational base and therefore the possibility of continuity ( Cerdas Cruz : 1986a , pp. 363–97 ) . |
| 28 | Ernest fidgeted and looked about him , occasionally addressing remarks to his elder brother , which Victor made no noticeable attempt to answer . |
| 29 | Although he identified the trend towards more non-manual jobs , Marx made no detailed attempt to explain how they fitted into his theory of stratification . |
| 30 | She 'd meant her tone to be clipped and dismissive , but even to her own ears it sounded slurred and indistinct as she made a mental attempt to regain conscious control over the increased rhythm of her heart . |