Example sentences of "to try and [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For anyone who wants to understand the meaning of [ such a ] discourse , there is no other solution but to practise it oneself , to become one 's own informant … and to try and make explicit what one finds unstatable in oneself . |
| 2 | There 's a lot we can do , I think , to help the community in a wider sense , and I see that as one of the key elements of my work , to try and make that work . |
| 3 | Erm I think what we have to do in particular as , as , as full time officers is , is probably try and er and erm chase things up although they they 're within the realms of the respo the respective LEC 's but to try and make sure that they do get some clearer , if not confirmed , insight into re in relation to the contribution aspect . |
| 4 | Our task is to try and make sure that two and two come out at five and the members get a better deal from the new union than they got from either of the amalgamating unions . |
| 5 | We need to try and make sure from the grass roots level up , we have involvement . |
| 6 | So , the object of that part of the project is to try and address that issue , to try and make sure that N V Ss build up their links with environmental groups . |
| 7 | We 'll just have to try and make sure they do n't meet . ’ |
| 8 | So we have to do what we can to try and make sure it survives . |
| 9 | Two teams of computer specialists are now at work , one to try and make sure the department 's existing system can cope , the second to have a new computer system at work from 1 January next year . |
| 10 | I 've got to try and make sure the petrol lasts till the Texaco garage |
| 11 | No , but it 's up to the every individual to try and make sure that they do get that level of service . |
| 12 | I now turn to the adoption minutes of city hall and now it is a process of in that city hall did not endorse a recommendation from the finance panel , the budget that came from finance panel erm so we are in the slightly unusual position of having to debate the proposals of finance panel as we were recommended to do by city hall , erm that means as I understand it that er the chair of city hall will now present the annual budget statement erm and since he is going to do that in a form of an amendment er that seven other unusual features about the way in which we would normally do it which would mean that there would be er a budget statement and where there would then be the the formal proposals and amendments themself , erm so what I would propose is to try and make sure that everybody has , has maximum opportunity to have their say erm because no two amendments can be on the floor at one time er to take what the leader of the council said first of all erm then to allow the other two leaders to present their budget alternatives as it were , without it be , this is just not did n't take it at that point if they do n't want to . |
| 13 | And obviously we are troubled at the experience in America on cocaine and want to try and make sure that we do n't get that kind of problem in the U K. |
| 14 | In that task I am assisted by a team of six managers , all of whom are professional nurses and district nurses or health visitors and they of course are there to advise me on professional issues , and to share with me the management task of using the resources of Oxford City in the way that we feel is best appropriate , and in doing that , I think one of the important things for us to do , I do n't think we do it quite as well as we should , is to work more closely with the local council , and to look really at what the needs of our local communities are for health , and to try and make sure that the feelings that might well be expressed by individuals , either individually , or through caring associations , or through other statutory agencies , or through voluntary health organisations , are actually given a chance to be there , and to influence our , that official policy and constituents , and to , to influence the planning process . |
| 15 | And when the muttered reply , ‘ He 's … he 's gone on a trip to try and make some money so we could … could get married , ’ came from her shoulder , she pushed Jessie upwards , saying , ‘ Oh my God ! ’ |
| 16 | The task of the social scientist is to try and make some sense of any observable patterns and the motivations , whether unspoken or not , behind them . |
| 17 | yes , we we 've got to look at this in in in in the assessment er procedures as well but we 've go we 've got to try and link this up with er the the the computer work that we 're doing erm we we 've got I I I think really we we should have possibly a reasonably hefty session one evening next week to say right , how are we going to put this into practice ? |
| 18 | It 's not worthy , Councillor to try and link trivial trivial politics to score points , to score points , to score points , to score points to score points at the attacks on people with disabilities , in the trivial way that you did because you could n't remember the policy . |
| 19 | It did n't show too badly when he finished the race with several layers of clothing on to try and retain some body heat in the cold driving rain . |
| 20 | I would like to try and sort that out on the day apart from the |
| 21 | Yes you were going to try and wash some of those that were stained in something strong . |
| 22 | That covers me for office work to negotiate to try and settle this case . |
| 23 | Various groups within the party were formed to try and achieve particular objectives . |
| 24 | But if she thinks it 's worth the risk , then it 's up to you to try and contain that risk — make sure there 's nothing to trip over , and that someone who can react quickly is on hand to give tactful support where necessary . |
| 25 | Bearing in mind that er we 'd like to try and distinguish those which would fall within a structure plan umbrella and those which would be more applicable possibly at local plan level . |
| 26 | Once the pain and muscle soreness disappears I 'll have to try and restore any muscles that might be in danger — and in doing that restore the nerve routes — the circuits , if you like — that link muscle and brain . ’ |
| 27 | pretending to try and spill each other 's cocoa . |
| 28 | Obviously , the abundance of offers and the haste to try and cover new ground have led to over-production . |
| 29 | That was strictly his own idea to try and cover any hesitations while he hid the trail that led to Miss Tuckey and the picture on her wan . |
| 30 | We felt it was our duty to try and bring Frank back to himself . |