Example sentences of "i try [to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effort of getting up the third and fourth flights , which I tried to manage in one go , muddled me somehow . |
| 2 | I tried to explain at that press conference and the only one who understood was Bridges , the only one . |
| 3 | Much as I tried to break in several times , they always caught me and would n't let me in to see the poor people travelling . |
| 4 | Coming in by train to Waverley I tried to identify with those tourists ‘ seeing ’ Edinburgh Castle for the first time . |
| 5 | I tried to think of specific areas … like number of wins — home record — goals etc . |
| 6 | I tried to think of nice things ; then , when I could n't think of any , I determined to concentrate on what was happening around me . |
| 7 | I try to babysit for different people ; sometimes I 'm so embarrassed I ca n't go back to a place . |
| 8 | It 's one of the things I try to do for selfish pleasure , glorious , indulgent , selfish pleasure , rather than for money . ’ |
| 9 | What I try to do in this book is to show that faith is reasonable . |
| 10 | ‘ I try to plant in straight lines — I do n't like amoebic-shaped beds . |
| 11 | I try to rise above such prejudices , much as the communicators rise above the prejudices of the C2s . |
| 12 | I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour . |
| 13 | I try to get through this stage of painting with only a few sticks of colour . |