Example sentences of "tried [to-vb] our [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On two consecutive years the venue , one used for many conferences , tried to cancel our booking . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , we , probably unsuccessfully , tried to hide our enthusiasm , in the manner of those who have several properties to view of which this was only one in which we felt a mild interest . |
| 3 | The following examples illustrate the sorts of problems we encountered when we tried to apply our notion of ‘ shared tasks ’ in these classrooms . |
| 4 | ‘ They tried to play our style of basketball and it worked our guys up and brought a competitive edge out of them . ’ |
| 5 | And he was to be the first of a growing number of police officers to take part once a week — as we tried to persuade our viewers to do more to help the police in preventing and solving crimes , as well as catching the villains . |
| 6 | . And er we were truthful , we tried to put our side of the argument , you know there were the few people who said , well I do n't really care , and drove in . |
| 7 | And as I stoode myself alloone upon the Nuwe Yeare night , I prayed unto the frosty moone , with her pale light — what a dull time we should have if we tried to read our way through The Fall of Princes ? |
| 8 | Next day I tried to question our landlady about walking to Ipsarion as she served us breakfast on the marble terrace under the walnut tree . |
| 9 | In our first Report on the primary stages we included an early chapter which tried to summarise our views with simple eloquence . |
| 10 | We tried to keep our minds off the thought of all the sharks in the Timor Sea . |
| 11 | ‘ We tried to keep our noses close to the ground — sometimes knowing too much is not good . |
| 12 | We tried to call our grandmother but we could n't get through . |
| 13 | We tried to get our point across . |
| 14 | My Group faced great difficulties when we tried to formulate our recommendations for the teaching of grammar . |
| 15 | There must have been a proportion of shy , bashful ones around , but they were not in evidence amongst the mob which harassed us day by day as we tried to make our way around the town on our own affairs . |
| 16 | we tried to make our hands |
| 17 | The ridge seems massive from the road , and when we tried to tell our driver where we 'd been , he grunted in disbelief . |