Example sentences of "try [to-vb] him [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have got to try to outbowl him in the early matches because there is a good chance we may go into the Tests with only one spinner . |
| 2 | Orders were sent to no fewer than four squadrons to try to engage him in the Irish Sea or , as a last resort , to intercept him off Brest on his way home ; but in the event none of them was needed for he was caught , almost by chance , near Kinsale on the southern coast of Ireland at daybreak on 29 February 1760 , by three frigates which had taken refuge there during the recent storm . |
| 3 | Chapman called at Bastin 's home and tried to convince him of the spectacular career he would have at Highbury . |
| 4 | I decided that as I had worked for Harold Wilson and enjoyed his total confidence for several years , there was some duty to try to deter him from the worst mistakes . |
| 5 | So we are trying to introduce him to the larger world . |