Example sentences of "[modal v] try [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should try to give the reason ( without , of course , assuming that the basis for their unacceptability will be the same as for other groups which share the exclusion from predicative position ) . |
| 2 | Oh that 's erm ah yes , I should try to use the calculator if I could find it on the machine ! |
| 3 | Anyone who supposes this case to be exceptional should try to reconcile the community of which he or she is genuinely a member with the constituency in which he or she now votes , and then remember that an STV constituency would be three , four , five or more times larger . |
| 4 | But — in Montini 's case there was always a but — he still felt he should try to enable the minority to vote placet on collegiality . |
| 5 | This is not to argue that professionals should try to replicate the process of supporting self-advocacy , but it is to suggest that the aims , mode of operation and the nature of the professional/client working relationship should , at the very least , not be in conflict with the emergence of self-advocacy . |
| 6 | It should try to collect the information as cheaply as possible . |
| 7 | Therefore , the argument goes , governments should try to manage the rationalisation by making it easier for companies to co-operate across borders . |
| 8 | For your evening entertainment you should try to take the opportunity to go to the theatre or enjoy a concert or maybe you would prefer to relax in one of the many wine cellars or bars . |
| 9 | Such tenants should try to persuade the landlord to refrain from opting , for example , by pointing out that the option is irrevocable and often cuts the capital value of the site by restricting the potential group of tenants . |
| 10 | If she dislikes all outward signs of mourning , wanting people to wear their normal clothes and for the proceedings to be very quiet and simple , that should be for her to decide , but if she is of the old school , who prefer mourners to dress rather sombrely , you should try to persuade the rest of the family to do so whatever their personal opinions may be ; although care must be taken not to cause friction over this or anything else which may sour the family gathering . |
| 11 | We should try to lay the groundwork for another novel this week — you agree ? ’ |
| 12 | There 's not much wrong with having a tan — it 's part of our natural defence against sun damage — but we should try to prevent the damage getting out of hand . |
| 13 | If the new institutions of the state and government are weak , it is not surprising that those in command should try to prevent the press from undermining public confidence in them . |
| 14 | One reason why you should try to develop the direction in which you think the company should go from both ends of the company at once is that in the process you gain the commitment of those who will have to follow the direction — and ‘ make it happen ’ and in a free society you are unlikely to get this commitment without a high degree of involvement and understanding of both where the ultimate goal is , and the process by which the decisions regarding that goal have been reached . |
| 15 | The only job vacancies in Angleside are for interviewers in the Social Security office , where the furniture is screwed to the floor in case the clients should try to assault the interviewers with it . |
| 16 | We know only a little about how , in this more secular society , we should try to minimize the damage for people going through the grieving process . |
| 17 | It was once suggested to me that rather than remove my children from Liphook Junior School , I should try to fight the system from the inside and endeavour to change the school . |
| 18 | I agree with you a hundred percent we should try to overcome the problem of lending of that overcome the problems overcome the problems that evolve |
| 19 | No Government should try to influence the decisions of the courts in individual cases . |
| 20 | Perhaps he should try to play the devil 's advocate ? |
| 21 | Whenever possible you should try to co-ordinate the colour of the ribbon with that of the flowers , otherwise the effect may not be as successful as you would have wished . |
| 22 | This distaste for the subject of money should also guide his behaviour if another gentleman was impudent enough to enquire about his income : ‘ [ In such a situation the mirza ] should try to get the topic changed ; if not he should leave the house to its owner and run away as fast as his feet can carry him . |
| 23 | Television watching should be selective , and you should try to discuss the programmes watched with the patient , or relate them to pictures and stories in books or magazines , so that some intellectual stimulus is involved . |
| 24 | Any feelings of strain will inevitably show up in your voice , so you should try to make the recording set-up as comfortable and convenient as you can . |
| 25 | The scientist should try to prove the hypothesis wrong . |
| 26 | ‘ First we must try to reach the safety of those trees at the top of the ridge , ’ Trentham whispered . |
| 27 | The researcher must try to resist the attempts that will almost certainly be made to get him or her to ‘ take sides ’ . |
| 28 | WHEN military dictators fall , the democrats who follow them must try to restore the rule of law , as well as rule by the majority . |
| 29 | One must try to see the good in her — but I must say , it 's a hard job ! ’ |
| 30 | The mind must try to lull the body into the automatic response that has been instilled during practice . |