Example sentences of "be try [to-vb] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're trying to point out the buildings which have stood the test of time ; buildings built by craftsmen who knew what they were doing , who used quality materials , ’ she added . |
| 2 | She says that they 're trying to clear up the waste created by thousands of people — it 's a long job and they may not have time to do it all . |
| 3 | To revert to an old style would be to try to set back the clock and deny the progress which had been made and made under divine providence . |
| 4 | That 's why I 'm trying to fill up the gap with a few concerts , but of course I 'm not good enough for the big dates , it will be mostly provincial engagements . |
| 5 | But I 'm trying to track down the man who brutally murdered Sandy , your sister . |
| 6 | I 'm trying to track down the Presley hoard . |
| 7 | THEY may be trying to patch up the rift in their marriage . |
| 8 | Frightened by events in Eastern Europe , Vietnam 's ageing leaders appear to be trying to shore up the authority of the party by cutting down the independence of an already tightly-regulated press . |
| 9 | Waving his men into a pincer formation , Mortimer surprised the small group of machete-wielding rebels who were trying to wear down the staff of the building . |
| 10 | A statute of 1388 attempted to reinforce the Statute of Labourers , the measure enacted to control wages after the Black Death of 1348–49 , but attempts in 1389 to put it into practice showed that men were trying to shake off the stigma of villein tenure , even at the cost of taking a cash wage worth less in real terms than the combination of cash and food which they had been paid previously , insisting on working by the day rather than contracting for a yearly wage , and exploiting the possibility of alternative employment ( 65 , pp.92–5 ) . |
| 11 | The Germans , he reckoned , were trying to wipe out the docks , yet somehow the city centre seemed to be getting the worst of it — and all the shops and offices and streets of little houses . |
| 12 | Tessa could hear him breathing on the threshold outside for several minutes more , as if he were trying to summon up the courage to return and say something . |
| 13 | A gang of youths threw stones and missiles at officers who were trying to break up the display . |
| 14 | I am trying to open up the moor by re-seeding and protecting the heather . ’ |
| 15 | Researchers are trying to sort out the difference in genetic make-up both in cancers and in normal tissue . |
| 16 | ‘ So we are trying to fill out the details of his early life . |
| 17 | In defining these limits , Christians are trying to carry out the pattern laid down by God , who created our sexuality . |
| 18 | The Slovaks are trying to rub out the use of Hungarian in officialdom . |
| 19 | He 's been in contact with his family , who are trying to find out the details of what happened . |
| 20 | ‘ We are trying to build up the event and , as we do not pay appearance money , the best way to do that is to offer rewards that will attract the best players , ’ he added . |
| 21 | Now President de Klerk and the ANC leadership are trying to tone down the outcome of the talks in order not to appear to have pre-empted a decision before the others have had a chance to have their say . |
| 22 | His death comes amid a widening split in the party between his loyalists and supporters of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif , who leads a coalition government led by the PML and has been trying to take over the party leadership . |
| 23 | The major combatants will be the Council of Europe and the European Economic Community , The EEC 's commissioner for industry , Etienne Davignon , has been trying to sort out the EEC 's scientific programmes . |
| 24 | Now , at this very moment , he is trying to pick up the pieces of his life after you have shattered it so cruelly — ’ |
| 25 | There are suspicions that Mr Kinnock , who will not intervene publicly in the contest , is trying to speed up the process in order to boost the chances of Mr Smith , who is believed to be his preferred successor . |
| 26 | Now a builder at Eastington near Stonehouse in Gloucestershire is trying to slow down the decline of valuable trees . |
| 27 | At the point where the program is trying to set up the tutorial files it reports that it is unable to find ‘ Festina Text ’ and skips the entire operation . |
| 28 | They believe the council , aware of its weak case in favour of the barrage , is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition . |
| 29 | Jonathan Crowther is trying to sort out the OALDCE launch video for the AMs ' visit in July . |
| 30 | In contrast , former City favourite Francis Lee , who is trying to take over the club , was cheered before the match , at half-time , and when he left the ground 13 minutes before the end . |