Example sentences of "try [verb] [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even though she tried to listen out for the sound of a returning car , the castle and the road leading up to it remained as silent as the grave . |
| 2 | I suppose he 'll take it easy now and try to strengthen up for the winter |
| 3 | He would work more overtime and try to get home for the winter . |
| 4 | Please forgive the shortish letter , but I am trying to catch up for the time I was ill , and have quite a heavy teaching programme . |
| 5 | So we sort of like trying to hang on for the time being about the door . |
| 6 | By the way the lot of seemed to be played in Hertfordshire these days , and one of the great days is at Harpenden and that 's on September the first on Sunday , when they have their annual single-wicket competition , and that 's a great local event and it 's bound to encourage all the young cricketers in the neighbourhood , they 're trying to make up for the lack of cricket in schools , so well done Harpenden and that is on Sunday next , er , er , first of September and I 'll give you the time in a minute if I can find it , when it is , it does n't say , but it 's probably all day at the Harpenden club , well done Harpenden encouraging young people to play cricket , Sunday first September . |