Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [pron] of the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chapman called at Bastin 's home and tried to convince him of the spectacular career he would have at Highbury . |
| 2 | Try to spot which of the four or five known activities it is . |
| 3 | Nona looked about her with interest , trying to identify which of the young men in her vicinity could possibly be policemen . |
| 4 | So far we have been concerned with trying to understand something of the general reaction people have to various forms of loss , concentrating on the reactions people will discover in themselves when they or someone close to them is dying or has died . |
| 5 | German speakers have difficulty in distinguishing between " bring " and " take " in English as these are translated by one German word " bringen " , but the English speaker has difficulty trying to decide which of the two English words is meant in any statement containing the German word " bringen " . |