Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to sit down on the bed and wait . |
| 2 | As Fraser tried to drive out of the car park one of the men tried to prise open the sunroof of his car , then kicked the side of it , causing dents in the driver 's side wing and door . |
| 3 | She tried to catch up with the machine , but she did n't want to attract any undue attention from the IMC troopers , and the thing seemed determined to ignore her . |
| 4 | He wanted to roar out James 's name , his own name , to scream for help , he tried to pull up on the sill but his fingers scrabbled uselessly and he dropped back . |
| 5 | They can hold the dog , as it is likely to try to leap out of the bath . |
| 6 | Some survivors from ‘ dive-in ’ accidents have confirmed that they knew it was useless to try to pull out of the dive while they could ‘ feel ’ the glider was still stalled . |
| 7 | Gascoigne enjoyed good support from Batty , who had another busy game in midfield and rarely allowed the opposition to establish the sort of rhythm they tried to set up at the start , when Boban and Suker tested Woods with low shots after some swift exchanges of passes had succeeded in outmanoeuvring England 's defence . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ Why , so that you can ease your own frustration and put the blame on me ? ’ she managed to shoot back , and tried to wriggle out of the bag , unsuccessfully . |
| 10 | Two years ago he brought in a Commons Bill ( which , sadly , failed ) to try to clamp down on the boy racers . |
| 11 | The officers are backed up by four police cars whose job is to try to keep up with the train on nearby roads and help catch the faster of the trespassers fleeing from their colleagues on the trackside . |
| 12 | They stopped their lumbering charge and , very slowly , tried to dodge out of the way . |
| 13 | Here , he could see only the occasional flutter of movement , as the fearful denizens of the area tried to keep out of the way and out of trouble . |
| 14 | To try to climb out of the hole it is in , Grumman has come up with a plan to turn its F-14 fighter into a ground-attack aircraft . |
| 15 | While we were on the beach below another tourist tried to climb up to the ruin ; but a flock of dive-bombing gulls , screaming histrionically , drove him off . |
| 16 | Instead of trying to walk , doggy paddle , Heathcliffe always tried to climb out of the water ; hence , he generally ended up on his back , legs lashing away hopelessly , until disappearing under the surface . |
| 17 | I tried to climb down to the nest once . |
| 18 | When that happened , the others , those whose canoes sank , tried to hold on to the canoes that were still afloat . |
| 19 | Ginny tried to back out of the bathroom . |
| 20 | " Not bad — not bad at all , " replied Joseph hurriedly and he tried to lean back against the cushions in the same careless fashion as his brother while the two rickshaws rolled on together side by side through the light traffic . |
| 21 | When she tried to hang on to the cash one man punched her in the face and they both escaped . |
| 22 | When she 'd returned to the office I tried to get on with the writing but could n't concentrate . |
| 23 | In football , there was an early shock for Liverpool at Anfield as the champions tried to get back to the top of the table with Arsenal playing Leeds United at Highbury tomorrow . |
| 24 | The jeep was bouncing them about mercilessly as the Brigadier tried to get back to the village in time for the Captain and the Substitute to go back to Florence and eat . |
| 25 | He tried to get back to the drawing room unheard , but she was waiting . |
| 26 | Ever a Walter Mitty character , he tried to get back into the CIA fold , but after the North fiasco they did not want to know him . |
| 27 | Hayes next hit Roger Ford just above the glove as he tried to get out of the way , and was out lbw ; 384 for 9 . |
| 28 | The pilots were drunk and half-naked ; they got no help from the French girls , who simply screamed and tried to get out of the window . |
| 29 | At least my father tried to get out of the trap , but I doubt if Jones has ever struggled , even with his conscience . |
| 30 | After driving to Rolls Wood Group [ Repair & Overhauls ] Ltd , they tried to get out of the car . |