Example sentences of "tried do the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He insisted that the least he could do would be to pay for the coffee , and he always tried to do the least that he could . |
| 2 | A rock jutted out which others had grabbed as they swung down , but as I tried to do the same there was no edge below for my feet and I whimpered pathetically dangling on the end of the rope . |
| 3 | Hardly aware of what she was doing , she tried to do the same , thankful that her shoes had soft soles . |
| 4 | I tried to do the same , and in between sailing my own boat and the occasional cutter duty managed to concentrate enough on my proper job to pass a promotion examination in 1956 . |
| 5 | Having succeeded in making your formulae work for Lotus 1-2-3 and for As-Easy-As I tried to do the same in Excel . |
| 6 | ‘ Then you came into my life and tried to do the same thing ! |