Example sentences of "[modal v] try [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the British Museum , for all the constraints of public ownership , might try to push for more of the same balance . |
| 2 | Was he afraid she might try to push for more ? |
| 3 | One could try to account for this by invoking the anthropic principle , but grand unified theories actually provide a possible mechanism for explaining the imbalance . |
| 4 | After losing to Richard Krajicek in the fourth round in Key Biscayne , McEnroe outlined how he would try to do for American tennis what he has seen Yannick Noah achieve for France . |
| 5 | Small groups , say three or four , agree among then , selves that they will try to cover for each other when one of the group has a problem . |