Example sentences of "try [verb] a job " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their first stop was Munich , where Wolfgang tried to get a job with the elector , but was refused . |
| 2 | He tried to get a job but he could n't . |
| 3 | Anne wondered if Ella knew just how queer they were but only said , ‘ I think it would be better all round if Cormac tried to get a job . |
| 4 | There seemed nothing left for him to do but go back to London , provide Fiona with some trumped-up evidence of adultery by spending the night with a prostitute — something he had never done before — and try to find a job . |
| 5 | Your CV is your ambassador , and must represent you well when you try to get a job . |
| 6 | Having heard of the firm of Boulton & Watt and their new engine , he decided to travel to Birmingham and try to get a job with the firm at their Soho Manufactory . |
| 7 | Will he confirm that the directive , which is strongly supported by the Labour party , would discriminate heavily against part-time workers , especially women who are trying to combine a job with family responsibilities ? |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm trying to do a job here , ’ she said . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm just trying to do a job . |
| 10 | It is necessary , therefore , to grasp what public relations really means before you decide to spend time and effort trying to get a job in it . |
| 11 | Mark Williams , freelancing out of It , did some work , and fresh out of Oxford , Jonathon Green was trying to get a job in Fleet Street . |
| 12 | Development agencies are well placed to make this point with the authority of people trying to get a job done . |
| 13 | He listens to early 70 's progressive rock , not contemporary rap music — and he wears a denim shirt with a tie — the clothes of a 35 year old trying to get a job in a suburban jeans boutique . |
| 14 | It 's strange well erm I mean with , Bon 's just qualified now and she trying to get a job down in Portsmouth but erm you know they 're not they do n't |
| 15 | Well our daughter said that erm she keeps trying to get a job you know , she 's got these three kids , she 's on her own so |