Example sentences of "try [verb] the [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moscow tried to encourage the non-aligned states to commit themselves in this region to the ‘ gradual curtailment of distinct forms of military-political cooperation … the non-creation of new forms of multilateral and bilateral alliances , the non-adoption of military functions by non-military regional organisations ’ . |
| 2 | She tried to find the right words to explain but discovered only a great disconnection between her brain and her voice , which ensured her silence . |
| 3 | Over his remaining thirty years of life he tried to fulfil the Hashemite ambition to rule the whole Arab Levant . |
| 4 | Roy Smith , Labour member for Clacton West , tried to persuade the whole council to reject plans to close Priory Meadow , at St Osyth . |
| 5 | Opposition members tried to persuade the ruling Tories to push up spending to the Government-imposed limit and put extra cash towards economic development and jobs . |
| 6 | Leeds coach Doug Laughton has already lured former Wigan stars Andy Gregory , Andy Goodway and Ellery Hanley from Central Park and now looks set to try to persuade the 17-stone prop to join them at Headingley . |
| 7 | The crux of the criticism directed at the Labour Party , in particular , is that while it provided food and medical help it did little to try to persuade the British government to end its policy of non-intervention towards Spain . |
| 8 | My gun jammed and William recognised me and came forward laughing and firing shot after shot at me while I waved and tried to duck and these yellow paint balls went splat , splat , thunking into my hired camouflage trousers and combat jacket and smacking into my visored helmet while I waved at him and tried to get the damn gun to work and he just walked forward slowly shooting me ; bastard had his own paint gun and he 'd probably had it souped up ; knowing William , that was almost inevitable . |
| 9 | Nine priests came down from Oxford and tried to lay the troubled soul to rest in a nearby pool . |
| 10 | And what do you say , do you say , ‘ I do n't agree with what that man says , it 's a bad book , I do n't like it or I wo n't read it ’ , or do you say , ‘ it 's probably useful for me to try to make the imaginative judgment to see things the way he sees them , to see the way the world looks like from his point of view , and I may reject that , but at least one ought to have some tolerance and some understanding ’ , and it seems that that 's where the study of literature meets life . |
| 11 | One could try to modify the orthodox account to accommodate these factual discrepancies . |
| 12 | Using the techniques of forum theatre , the class try to persuade the old man to sell his house and land . |
| 13 | He then tries to persuade the other person to adopt specific solutions for action . |
| 14 | A statement issued by the party noted that Saadeh had tried to persuade the Syrian government to support a postponement . |
| 15 | So the president tries to encapsulate the national interest to embody the common good and he puts forward policies , not in any spirit of er personal or partisan advantage , but simply for the good of the nation . |
| 16 | Automatically — the writer 's habit — I was trying to find the right word to describe the scene . |
| 17 | Marie concentrated hard , trying to find the right words to give some shape and order to the confusion in her head . |
| 18 | She was just trying to find the right words to explain why she thought Mrs Richards would enjoy meeting Abuelo Freitas 's granddaughter , when Consuelo arrived to take over the evening shift , and the conversation switched to other matters . |
| 19 | Bobbie goes into the house , trying to find the right words to tell Mother that Father has come home . |
| 20 | But the treatment usually consists in trying to help the alienated patient to come to terms with his situation , which means accepting his position in society and the norms of conduct he finds so disturbing . |
| 21 | Donors , including the EC and the World Bank , have been trying to persuade the Kenyan government to privatize grain marketing since 1984 . |
| 22 | In addition to normal responsibilities , which include making new investments , approaching new potential customers and keeping existing customers happy , Mr Queen says that they have been trying to educate the professional community to recognise when a company is going to need more working capital . |
| 23 | ‘ If Appin was trying to teach the poor elephant to speak German , ’ said Clovis , ‘ I 'm not surprised it killed him . ’ |
| 24 | So I am trying to get the new librarian to push all those books into one section … and maybe we could have a trolley and push that around and have it in the lower school … |
| 25 | Trying to say the right thing to calm things down or protect people 's feelings only brings more upset and confusion . |