Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [pron] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Whoever tried to kill us in the plane , whoever that was , has put us on the same side . ’ |
| 2 | As a diversion , which would allow time for the passing of the trembling , I reached into my pocket , pulled out the tin of rubbers , and tried to open it in the dark . |
| 3 | Our men tried to shoot him in the water , but it was dark , there was no moon — and we lost him . |
| 4 | Dougal tried to immerse himself in The Journal of a Fallen Angel . |
| 5 | A SPURNED lover disguised himself to kidnap his ex-girlfriend then tried to stab her in the neck with a syringe , a court heard yesterday . |
| 6 | He tried to look me in the eye , Say |
| 7 | She left her home last night as her owner tried to weigh her in the garden . |
| 8 | And then she tried to put it in the washing machine for a joke and the dog was gon na get in . |
| 9 | On one occasion , they tried to interest him in the piano but that finished within three weeks with two surprises . |
| 10 | Who in drunken rage tried to hang himself in the orchard . |
| 11 | He then tried to toss him in the air . |
| 12 | As the rebels , sword in hand , ran after the retreating cavalry , sonic of the royal infantry stood their ground and tried to take them in the flank but the heavy rain had left most of their cartridges too damp to fire and the frustrated musketeers thereupon also took to their heels . |
| 13 | ‘ We tried to sign him in the summer that we bought Jim Leighton from Aberdeen , but the money Brondby were asking was out of the question , ’ said Mr Ferguson . |
| 14 | Perhaps Friday was still a wild man and would try to kill me in the night . |
| 15 | ‘ They will try to shoot us in the light from the door . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I do try to understand everyone in the group but I feel like I 'm holding people up , ’ said one group member . |
| 17 | If there are any problems with these procedures , please try to resolve them in the Region/Country , otherwise , contact me and we will try to reach a solution . |
| 18 | Rosemary has devised a Five-Minute Beach Workout ( try to follow it in the shade so you do n't collapse in the heat ! ) so you can tone while you tan . |
| 19 | Dr Myerscough said : ‘ I have tried to put myself in the consultant 's shoes in this situation and I think his apparent instinct that he thought the time had come to induce labour was correct . ’ |
| 20 | I think she had this lady had tried to drown herself in the quay before that . |
| 21 | ‘ I have tried to tell you in the past — at least to make you see — I am not fit for marriage , do n't you understand ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ André 's looking forward to seeing you next week , ’ Simone interrupted her thoughts , trying to include her in the conversation . |
| 23 | ‘ You could n't possibly have realised how big a task you 'd set yourself , trying to find someone in the whole of London . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ One needs to be very alert to go creeping round with a couple of bottles up one 's sleeve , trying to hide them in the coal-scuttle or under the sink . ’ |
| 25 | It was important , too , that we took time to understand the existing strengths of the Festival , while examining how we should be trying to position it in the future to maximise audiences . ’ |
| 26 | Luke begins his account of the birth of Jesus by trying to set it in the context of world history . |
| 27 | Maxim had finished his crab and was pushing bits of salad around his plate trying to identify them in the dimness and listening with half-turned head to a tenor saxophonist who had joined the guitar to swap phrases of the Beale Street Blues . |
| 28 | If only I were capable of taking over Swift myself , but I 'm not , I never was , I never will be — I just could n't face it , all the pressure , the ruthless cut-throat ambition of everyone trying to stab me in the back and take my place … |
| 29 | But he was n't going to get out of it by trying to put her in the wrong . |
| 30 | And that 's I was trying to put myself in the position of before . |