Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little point in trying to transmit a professional 's " feel " for something to a parent who is anxious about his or her child 's education but does not know very much about the intricacies of teaching and learning . |
| 2 | She could smell the wood-smoke : someone had been trying to light a fire . |
| 3 | It 's thought the fire was started by someone trying to light a fire in a disused chimney . |
| 4 | Emulating its action against Hirac Inc in the US , Sparc International , the evangelising supporters group for Sun Microsystems Inc 's RISC has come down like a ton of bricks on a small UK start-up trying to carve a living out of the Sparc-compatible space . |
| 5 | Now Locke you 'll recall had articulated a concept of private property as a natural right , inherent in individuals independently of membership in a civil society and in doing that he was of course trying to mount a case against erm Filmer 's position . |
| 6 | In reply , Gorbachev in his Oct. 19 Supreme Soviet address lashed out at Yeltsin , accusing him of getting " carried away trying to mount a show of strength " by demanding creation of a radical coalition government . |
| 7 | The view through the small rear mirror is rather limited , as Jill Stanton has mentioned before , and the manual wing mirrors are so stiff that trying to fine-tune them is like trying to thread a needle wearing boxing gloves . |
| 8 | You 'll even stoop to trying to seduce a girl while she 's asleep . |
| 9 | A large chunk of his early career was spent trying to tame a series of fearsome Cadillac-powered Allards , and his own sports car idea basically revolved around putting chap but ample US V8 power into a light and well-mannered European chassis . |
| 10 | ‘ So , I 'm trying to issue a kind of loud , clear piece of information saying that , by and large , most of the journalism in this country is well below the standard that it should be . |
| 11 | All day he searched , trying to see a prey he could take . |
| 12 | As I was floundering around trying to see a picture she mentioned that she was dreading a forthcoming holiday because of travel-sickness — the anticipatory fear would lead to headaches and frequent urination . |
| 13 | To ask us to strike meaningful comparisons across such a technological gulf is like trying to compare a theory of the origins of the universe based on observations through Galileo 's lens with one facilitated by radio telescope . |
| 14 | One of three people accused of trying to kill a couple by pushing a burning car off a cliff has told a court he was too frightened to intervene . |
| 15 | While I 'm standing up to my thighs in water trying to kill a lot of fish that never did me any harm , somebody in this town takes it into his head to rub out Jack Mahoney . ’ |
| 16 | You know it will be your turn to talk in a few minutes , so you can put all your energy into listening rather than trying to spot a chance to throw in your contribution . |
| 17 | Armed with powerful telescopes , they 're trying to spot a Peregrine Falcon chick , born just two weeks ago . |
| 18 | Hamburger-flipping jobs ( ‘ McJobs ’ ) that pay the minimum wage ( $3.80 an hour in 1990 ) are fine for teenagers , but not for parents trying to support a family . |
| 19 | It 's no use a big and strong man trying to swing a lady 's club . |
| 20 | Mark Calcavecchia : " We were trying to restore a bit of pride after yesterday afternoon . |
| 21 | 2 ) the Campaign for freedom of Information is trying to promote a bill which would give patients the right to see their own medical records . |
| 22 | Associated with Thomas Povey [ q.v. ] in trying to promote a West India Company , Noell was also active in the Levant and East India Companies . |
| 23 | Khrushchev , who was preoccupied with trying to promote a policy of peaceful coexistence with the United States ( Khrushchev and Eisenhower met at Camp David in September 1959 ) whilst at the same time seeking to contain the emerging Sino-Soviet rift , had little thought to spare for the bearded revolutionaries in far-off Cuba . |
| 24 | So I wrapped up the conversation as rudely as someone on Newsnight trying to silence a politician , just as he dealt me a social body blow . |
| 25 | The archer was trying to hit a balloon 30ft away in Aubenas , France . |
| 26 | I hit one six and then instead of just trying to hit a single from the next I tried to hit it for four and was out . |
| 27 | Some landowners on Dartmoor are trying to enforce a booking system and even payment for the use of facilities on their land such as rock outcrops for climbing . |
| 28 | That it 's actually trying to enforce a pattern of family life that perhaps a lot of people do n't want ? |
| 29 | It is a bit like trying to paint a picture with no picture frame at all in mind — endless possibilities mean confusion and distraction and difficulty in applying oneself to anything . |
| 30 | That 's actually in two parts , as you heard , and the first part is very much trying to paint a picture , I think , trying to show how beautiful the country is , and we do n't , I have n't told you yet which country it is . |