Example sentences of "[conj] try [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We went to local council meetings to ask for support from the councillors rather than try to stop the hunt meetings , ’ she adds . |
| 2 | Here it would be wise to offer a set of modules limited to some aspect of EP rather than try to cover the whole in less depth . |
| 3 | Thousands of commuters once again decided to stay at home rather than try to beat the rail strike . |
| 4 | A typical procedure is that each party appoints a valuer ; the two party-appointed valuers should meet and try to agree the valuation , and , if they are unable to agree , the matter is referred to an umpire appointed by the valuers . |
| 5 | Look ahead to choose where you want to land and try to judge the depth of water , raising the daggerboard as you come into shallower water . |
| 6 | You expect her to crouch and try to put the robe on before she 's fully out of the water , or to turn her back to you , but instead there 's something like a sneer on her face as she stands up facing you and wraps the robe around herself with a kind of disdain . |
| 7 | Did you notice how their attacker with long hair seemed to crouch down and try to catch the ball every time a ball came near , Fairclough was excellent at marking him , I think they wore the same pair of shorts ! |
| 8 | The person with that number must dash forward and try to catch the plate before it stops spinning . |
| 9 | Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran , legends of the ring years before they reached this collision , will reach out and try to mist the reality that they are both beyond their peaks of power and reflex action . |
| 10 | So how best to approach and try to conquer the Queen ? |