Example sentences of "not try [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My legacy to my children would be not to try to influence them in any way as to what they should study . |
| 2 | Do not try to form them into any sort of order ; merely pick them out and write them down . |
| 3 | King Fahd 's comments , made during a visit to Saudi Arabia by Mubarak , suggested that " if President Saddam were to reconsider the matter seriously he would find that it is in Iraq 's interest , and in his interest personally , and in the interest of the Arab nation that he withdraw from Kuwait " , and that " if something wrong was done , we should not try to redress it by another wrong " . |
| 4 | Had her father not tried to warn her after all ? |
| 5 | I hope that the hon. Member for Beaconsfield will serve on the Committee that will examine the Bill , although I am not trying to condemn him to that if he does not wish to be there , because I think that we might be able to find some common ground . |
| 6 | I do n't yet know what their comments will be and I ‘ m not trying to influence them in one direction or another . |