Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [subord] try " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many girls were saying to me , ‘ I ca n't cope with having breasts , the hassle it brings , the fear of rape or the jokes and remarks from boys , the idea that I must be a slag or a ‘ goer ’ , so rather than try to deal with the whole world ( which I ca n't ) , I 'll just turn all my anger inwards against myself , against the thing I can control : my body . ’ |
| 2 | The text for the first term 's production will usually be selected for the purpose of getting a new group to work together rather than trying to go for detailed individual performances . |
| 3 | However , it is better if the ‘ community ’ can grow up together rather than trying to persuade large , adult fish to forget all their territorial instincts and live harmoniously . |
| 4 | I 'm very surprised your attitude is that we should cover it up and hide it away rather than try and elucidate its value for science . |
| 5 | this is your way of working back rather than try and remember every little detail because a lot of them are similar , easy to get confused between them but you think well hey what would happen , what happens with an acid and a base , what happens with an acid and an alkali , now those two are virtually identical they they are more or less identical . |
| 6 | I have a general look round every time but , as far as trying doors and that , I split it . ’ |
| 7 | The £200 driving lessons , which last ninety minutes , average about 20 miles an hour , quite fast enough when trying to sort out gears , brakes and throttle . |
| 8 | I tried to get the trade unions into a form which made my managerial activities easier rather than trying to let them find a consensus between themselves . |
| 9 | Just write the minus two all the way across there cos it allows you to do the calculation much easier rather than trying to remember it . |