Example sentences of "try and [verb] it [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you 're supposed to try and link it with bigger groups of children , so if you say you say you 've got primary skills |
| 2 | okay , do n't take too much , and that is to first make a literal translation and then , to try and put it into idiomatic English . |
| 3 | We got so fed up with the leaking roof that we decided to try and mend it with some tar . |
| 4 | We 'll try and get it with this . |
| 5 | But erm , you know the English , the major author 's list can you try and find it after this . |
| 6 | And one , if you ever wanted to do a bit of homework , to actually really get into the mood for something like this , you want to take a , a single piece , a single little newsy thing , and just practise , try and write it for half a dozen different outlets . |
| 7 | When I very deliberately try and remember it like this I know I end up remembering it and describing it being like a bar scene in a musical , where everyone that the camera pans past is a very definite character , and they 're all so eager when the camera is on them , clapping and laughing and tapping their feet to the music so convincingly . |
| 8 | Again , we said this morning , try and keep it to one page . |
| 9 | Now , it 's going to be a bit scruffy this , and you just try and transcribe it onto that piece of paper so you 're going away with some idea . |
| 10 | Er I mean if I if I try and cover it with one of our professional salesmen , |