Example sentences of "do try " in BNC.
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| 1 | Broadcasters do try to offer advice , but it often goes right over the heads of enquirers . |
| 2 | It 's not a thing I 'm particularly good at , but I do try to put over our viewpoint . |
| 3 | ‘ Do try and be kind . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You 'd better get back on duty , Nurse , and do try not to be so impulsive . |
| 5 | If you are following the recipe opposite for Pesto alla Genovese , do try to get some Pecorino to mix with the Parmesan — it is a sharp ewes ' milk cheese that really adds an extra bite to any pasta dish . |
| 6 | Be quite firm so that it forms a solid chocolate loaf in the tin , but do try not to break the biscuit . |
| 7 | If you visit the USA , do try to find some of the very large pasta shells that are available there — one of these per person makes a wonderful starter . |
| 8 | But do try them if you 'd like . |
| 9 | ‘ Do try to remember , dear lad , that even odds and sods have to get about … in those miles and miles of deep snow-covered fuck all . |
| 10 | Do try . ’ |
| 11 | Do try to understand . |
| 12 | Do try and get his legs right he 's supposed to be in Germany . |
| 13 | Horses do try to communicate with us , and they expect us to understand . |
| 14 | ‘ We do try to be fair to everybody , ’ said a Milk Marketing Board spokesman . |
| 15 | We do try to ensure that your holiday with us is as enjoyable as possible , but occasionally plans do go wrong . |
| 16 | Do try to support these events as this not only encourages the organisers but also we are sure you will enjoy them . |
| 17 | This is the ‘ quiet ’ season for branch events , but the AGM and social at the Reddings on 26th February is an important occasion , so do try to go along . |
| 18 | We do try to have general repairs done . |
| 19 | Organisers do try very hard to help us by rotavating . |
| 20 | I feel that sometimes I do try to play God when I do try and keep people alive beyond reasonable times . |
| 21 | I feel that sometimes I do try to play God when I do try and keep people alive beyond reasonable times . |
| 22 | ‘ I do try . ’ |
| 23 | Go and wash your face in the basin ’ — she pointed — ‘ and comb your hair , and do try to act as usual . |
| 24 | Although most Costa Ricans do try to send their children to school , the system still suffers from substantial drop-out and repetition rates . |
| 25 | I do try not to be a stupidly over-indulgent grandparent , but then I remember how my own mother would refill jam tarts for my children after they 'd licked the jam out of the pastry , and they seem to have suffered no ill effects ! |
| 26 | They do not try to prove causal relationships but they do try to understand how events bring about change from one state of affairs to another . |
| 27 | DO try not to tap the function keys by themselves , or in combination with the Control , Shift or Alt keys , until you know what they will do |
| 28 | Certainly , they do try to escape the desires via suicide on occasions . |
| 29 | Universities do try to collect statistics , but students have a habit of ‘ disappearing ’ after they have severed their university ties . |
| 30 | Susan says it 's dreadful to stare , and I do try not to , but I ca n't always remember , ’ she said candidly , and drank what was left of her cowslip wine . |