Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [pers pn] in [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes at least they seem to have reported to Stockholm independently of the chief under whom they served ; and in the later years of the eighteenth century Gustavus III sometimes tried to use them in this way as agents of a secret personal diplomacy . |
| 2 | My legacy to my children would be not to try to influence them in any way as to what they should study . |
| 3 | Was there an intention to try to blackmail her in some way as well as Derek ? |
| 4 | Since h(n) is not known during the search we can try to estimate it in some way . |
| 5 | But try to implicate me in any way — or use me as a trade-off- and it 'll be added to the police clear-up rate faster than the eye can follow . |
| 6 | It is quite reasonable for someone to draw on specific groups and try to understand particular pieces of action , to use a wider theoretical framework in which to place these actions and try to understand them in this way . |
| 7 | Lowell had tried to form her in that woman 's image . |
| 8 | ‘ What were you trying to teach me in this Lord ? ’ |
| 9 | Perhaps there were good reasons for trying to outwit him in this way ? |