Example sentences of "try [verb] [pron] with the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tried to balance it with the thin box as the base . |
| 2 | We shall certainly try to monitor it with the best precision that we can but , at this stage , we do not have firm figures . |
| 3 | On the other hand , those newcomers who wish to ‘ belong ’ may try to ingratiate themselves with the local population , sometimes — because of their misconceived expectations of village life — with disappointing results . |
| 4 | You think of the glow of pride that still lingers from your last HVS triumph with embarrassment and try to console yourself with the mitigating circumstances of age , heavy work responsibilities , duty to family , your back problem … |
| 5 | We try to involve ourselves with the Austrian authorities as little as possible . ’ |
| 6 | A plane cabin tries to fool you with the same set-up , but suddenly it meets turbulence , bumps and jolts , and three hundred of you sit there thinking of the drop beneath . |
| 7 | He 'd tried to ring me with the good news but I had been out . |
| 8 | Our meals now regularly consisted of hummus , salad , chips and often meat , chicken or fried steak ( which George called ‘ buffteak ’ which was closer to the mark — and particularly apt when we were trying to cut it with the inevitable plastic knife ) , and glasses of Pepsi . |