Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [pers pn] in [adj] [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 Voluntary organisations took mainly ‘ first offenders ’ and tried to place them in domestic service .
4 Was there an intention to try to blackmail her in some way as well as Derek ?
5 Since h(n) is not known during the search we can try to estimate it in some way .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 " Dull for the telephone men , I 'm afraid , " I said , " but try to keep them in good heart .
9 Lowell had tried to form her in that woman 's image .
10 It has several aspects , including : ( a ) the range of options offered to the teacher is crucial in fitting the program to his style and enabling him to contribute effectively , but too many will be confusing ( b ) the designer may see a whole range of possible extensions to the teaching possibilities of the program : the lengthy development process of all good teaching units makes such extensions attractive but trying to include them in one program will tend to make it difficult to ‘ see through ’ and to use ( c ) the desire for compatibility with different hardware configurations often inspires programming constraints that can be severe ; conversely , programs that fully exploit the facilities of a particular microcomputer are likely to be difficult to transfer .
11 ‘ What were you trying to teach me in this Lord ? ’
12 I do n't yet know what their comments will be and I ‘ m not trying to influence them in one direction or another .
13 Perhaps there were good reasons for trying to outwit him in this way ?
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