Example sentences of "[prep] try [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like your correspondent M.E. Smith ( Air Mail , September ) , I was left with a feeling of confusion and disquiet after trying to use the CANP scheme recently . |
| 2 | A 17-year-old youth who was arrested after trying to hijack an airliner as a ‘ prank ’ may face charges , an airline said today . |
| 3 | Midani , the wealthy Lebanese who had always believed that he had first option should Edwards ever decide to sell , after trying to buy the club himself , insisted more than once : ‘ United must not be caused embarassment , ’ and seemed to be the one participant in what became an increasingly shabby affair who was conscious that great dignity was at stake . |
| 4 | I mean if they really sort of tried to make a story out of it and they could n't , they contacted the council offices and everyone was on holiday or nobody 'd answer the phone or what normally happens at council offices , they 'd say ‘ Oh , well , sod this , ’ and they 'd go away and they 'd do the , you know , write it up in a really nasty way so |
| 5 | But at least it was a start towards trying to find a mechanism . |
| 6 | It is often a matter of trying to rationalise an individual 's request to go on courses rather than a positive management attempt to meet real training needs . ’ |
| 7 | I had the dubious pleasure , after Second Reading , of trying to pilot the House of Lords reform Bill through the House many years ago , when we found that the divisions were on both sides of the House and any idea that one could timetable or guillotine soon went out of the window . |
| 8 | It suspects her and others of trying to prod the commission to do more for efficiency than for justice . |
| 9 | Since he and his policies are uniquely responsible for the difficulties being experienced and the record repossessions and arrears , will he accept the obligation for introducing a proper mortgage rescue scheme , like the one recommended by the Labour party , instead of trying to shift the blame on to everyone else ? |
| 10 | Again we can appreciate the importance of trying to see the task from the child 's point of view . |
| 11 | The Peking Daily , organ of the city 's ultra-conservative party organisation , accused the disgraced former leader of trying to turn the party into little more than a ‘ social club ’ shorn of power . |
| 12 | And Ulster Democratic Party member Gary McMichael accused the controlling Ulster Unionists of trying to silence the workforce . |
| 13 | And Ulster Democratic Party member Gary McMichael accused the controlling Ulster Unionists of trying to silence the workforce . |
| 14 | Some speculated that this may have been a product of trying to create a hypertext and converting that into text . |
| 15 | ‘ It would help if clubs caught cheating accepted first time instead of trying to create a web of mystery and deception on the way because cheats never prosper . ’ |
| 16 | Rank 's wilful demolition of his own dream suggests he had simply had enough of trying to create a niche for British films in the American market . |
| 17 | The best route is east to west , as following the sun results in the treat of trying to glimpse the sea and watching the sun set . |
| 18 | I repeat what my hon. Friend the Member for Sedgefield ( Mr. Blair ) said : the Opposition have absolutely no intention of trying to block the Bill . |
| 19 | Opposition groups criticized the move as inadequate , and accused the regime of trying to control the debate on the issue by restricting access to the media , and of only feigning an interest in democracy . |
| 20 | She relived the agony of trying to control the boat , the moment of horror when the engine cut out , the desperate struggle to keep the dinghy from capsizing , and the ultimate horror as a giant wave swept her into the sea . |
| 21 | ‘ We know now that we really lost the tie in Moscow , when we made the mistake of trying to chase the game instead of playing it tight . ’ |
| 22 | Tory Party chairman Sir Norman Fowler accused Labour of trying to exploit the issue . |
| 23 | She had thought for months of trying to blow the gaff on the fact that she was past marrying off , but it had seemed a lot to put Len through , and her mother was anyway exceptionally good at not acknowledging that a gaff had been blown . |
| 24 | It is also extending its horizons : introducing the latest annual report , Blundell spoke of the opportunities of trying to feed the world 's expanding population instead of concentrating on parochial matters like European food mountains . |
| 25 | An editorial in the February issue of its official journal , The Link accuses the Government of trying to destroy the prison service with an ‘ immoral , unjust and unforgiveable ’ dogma . |
| 26 | Managers and their advisers have to resist the great temptation of trying to save a deal or outbid a rival at all costs . |
| 27 | And if all that was n't enough , she was also accused by her former lover and co-star James Woods of trying to put a curse on him . |
| 28 | It was the veteran Michael Balcon who blocked Sydney Box 's takeover of British Lion in late 1963 , and had the unenviable task of trying to put an end to faction within the board . |
| 29 | Another aspect of trying to appreciate the task from the child 's point of view is found in studies of class inclusion , which involve an ability fundamental to classification . |
| 30 | In Masailand , cut off from all civilized amenities , and , if he conscientiously followed the herds instead of trying to rule the country from his office , beyond the reach even of the telegraph , a DO could enjoy as much autonomy as he liked . |