Example sentences of "make a [adj] attempt " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Those outside the political arena believe that the Government have made a poor attempt to answer some searching questions . |
| 8 | The Conservative government has made a half-hearted attempt to tax company cars — half-hearted because it fears upsetting natural Tory voters . |
| 9 | Did he imagine she 'd made a special attempt to impress him ? |
| 10 | Richard Body has made a brave attempt to shed the mythology and propaganda , and to expose farming objectives to public debate . |
| 11 | The Committee concluded that the broadcasters could legitimately claim to have made a praiseworthy attempt to deliver the sort of programmes they had promised . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 13 | My guess is that the bozo could make a half-headed attempt to chase after the car , but more likely he will not . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Seek professional advice if needs be , rather than make a valiant attempt yourself and then regret it . |
| 16 | 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 … |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | In 1416 the French made a serious attempt to regain Harfleur , which they blockaded by land and sea . |
| 20 | He recalled the movie Member of the Wedding which he described as ‘ the ONLY adult film I have ever seen which made a serious attempt to analyse the idea of adolescent loneliness being the prelude to alone-ness . ’ |
| 21 | About ten years ago the agriculture ministry , which runs the agency , made a half-hearted attempt to staunch its losses . |
| 22 | Mum made a half-hearted attempt to calm her daughter down , but Mary shrugged her off and continued sobbing bitterly . |
| 23 | He came to life and made a half-hearted attempt to mop the milk up with his handkerchief . |
| 24 | The Minister made a half-hearted attempt to justify that claim , but he could not identify anything that he or the Government had positively done . |
| 25 | He made a half-hearted attempt to brush away my hand . |
| 26 | Such a despair seized him at the sound of his own acceptance that he made a half-hearted attempt even then to deliver himself . |
| 27 | ‘ I think it must have been coming from the cold of the church into the warmth , or , perhaps — ’ and she made a wan attempt at humour — ‘ it might have been the thought of attending the ladies ’ sewing circle which overcame me ! ’ |
| 28 | It would be even more frivolous to mention the editor of Another Paper who made a gallant attempt on the world kebab eating record . |
| 29 | At one point I made a straightforward attempt to discover what principles were followed in the amalgamation of libraries which clearly would have involved duplication and manifold reasons for legitimate dispersals . |
| 30 | Although , in the early 1980s , the government made a successful attempt to make non-marketable debt more attractive , it is sales of marketable debt which remain the dominant means of funding the PSBR . |