Example sentences of "try and [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tension — and we know it well ! — collects around the neck and shoulder area , so it is important that you try and relax the muscles in that region before you start any exercise programme . |
| 2 | ‘ You could nip across and introduce yourself — chat her up a bit and try and mention the possibility of anonymous letters . |
| 3 | Try and resist the temptation to concentrate on one area . |
| 4 | Try and resist the temptation to buy before you fly — prices are often much cheaper when you 're abroad |
| 5 | Close the college , try and absorb the classes into the adequate facilities or re relocate elsewhere in the village in Council-owned premises that are more suitable , have been extensively refurbished and , if required , facilitate the expansion of the college curriculum . |
| 6 | They try and throw the hounds off the scent and generally disrupt things . |
| 7 | I 'm crying a bit as I try and stick the pieces together , but I ca n't do it so I just leave them on the floor and sit back in the chair . |
| 8 | ‘ I paint in a room with good north light , and I usually try and get the head outline , eyes and nose right first . |
| 9 | Let's get you something to ease the pain and try and get the underside sorted as well . |
| 10 | Now when you try and get the inverse function . |
| 11 | Just try and get the structure right |
| 12 | Erm , a lady could be , try and get the stigma away from that registration . |
| 13 | Come , come back to the appointments and I 'll ask you girls from here , I think what we 've got to do in our depot and I mean everybody 's doing it , but what , erm , I 've asked Jane and er , Linda to do is , try and get the appointments , I know it 's hard to , to A M or P M. |
| 14 | try and get the |
| 15 | it 'll take a while try and get the border thing across |
| 16 | I in Terry was just mentioning his wife 's business , in advertising , d' ya , would sell the advertising space in your feature or your magazine or whatever try and get the bleeders to send you that what they wan na put in it ! |
| 17 | Try and get the same fractions |
| 18 | And she 's just like , this really officious and then , she just said , everybody goes round , and they try and get the cheapest price and they go back to the place that are giving the cheapest price , whatever . |
| 19 | Try and bring the bastards down . ’ |
| 20 | We try and bring the voluntary sector together to discuss areas of common concern , and a major event in April was training for employment nineteen eighty-nine . |
| 21 | Remember , however , that because those stimulants are addictive , if your consumption has been particularly high you are likely to suffer withdrawal symptoms ( headaches , lethargy and so on ) if you try and cut the stimulants out completely in one fell swoop . |
| 22 | It is also important that you try and evaluate the dramatic experience of these different forms of presentation — this is worthwhile , because it will make you think about the different ways in which an actor can work and the various ways in which his skills are used . |
| 23 | try and slide the sharp end of the screwdriver |
| 24 | Try and ease the swallowing ? |
| 25 | I try and eat the rest of the doughnut as neat as I can but I end up all sugary and sticky . |
| 26 | Very very angry cos to tell try and tell the truth and not believes is it 's is wrong . |
| 27 | Try and tell the housewife they do n't work . |
| 28 | Try and mix the colour of the earth and suggest its rough crumbling quality . |
| 29 | Erm so if you just remember try and remember the ones that have got a K. |
| 30 | Try and remember the key names though , right , that associate with the sort of concepts that you want to discuss . |