Example sentences of "try [to-vb] the rest " in BNC.
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| 1 | Preston bundled her into her coat and tried to hide the rest of her clothes inside his jacket . |
| 2 | In August he tried to win the rest of the Six over to major changes in the treaty which would reduce its supranational content and allow French forces greater freedom of action to please the Gaullists . |
| 3 | Well I had Mrs in this morning she had a tooth out this morning and he broke it and he tried to get the rest out you know using a special instrument and he twisted it and a fragment of the tooth come off and hit me straight in the eye . |
| 4 | " I gave some of it to Eileen and tried to double the rest at roulette . |
| 5 | Climbing the hill for the first time Whiggie Geo dropped back and Bradley decided to try to make the rest of the running . |
| 6 | If she dislikes all outward signs of mourning , wanting people to wear their normal clothes and for the proceedings to be very quiet and simple , that should be for her to decide , but if she is of the old school , who prefer mourners to dress rather sombrely , you should try to persuade the rest of the family to do so whatever their personal opinions may be ; although care must be taken not to cause friction over this or anything else which may sour the family gathering . |
| 7 | Each has been trying to outbid the rest in an attempt to gain market share and so exploit economies of scale . |
| 8 | You 're trying to shut your eyes to 1993 , that 's what you 're trying to do , and you 're trying to pull the rest of us down with it , well it ai n't gon na happen . |
| 9 | The British Goverenemnt wants all ferries to be updated by 1993 and it 's trying to persuade the rest of the world to agree , but the families say its taking too long . |
| 10 | I 'm too busy trying to make a tape of someone mowing the lawn who is also trying to watch the Cup Final , who is trying to get the rest of the family to shut up . |
| 11 | ‘ Not really — I 'm still trying to swallow the rest of my feet , ’ she confessed ruefully . |
| 12 | Enough has been revealed about the antics of the Monarchy in the past few weeks to suggest that people in palaces should not be trying to tell the rest of us how to behave . |