Example sentences of "[adv] try [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I know now he was just trying to make a sale and did n't have my size in stock , but since he was wearing a fleecy top and tracksuit trousers I believed him , and bought these huge leather edifices that a young married couple could quite comfortably live in and bring up a family . |
| 32 | just trying to make a point . ’ |
| 33 | to cover a wee bit of ground here , I 'm just trying to make a point to you about how many closes you 're probably not aware for the minute , these are only a few of them , right , similar situation close , right , lost sale close , right the did n't I cover that close |
| 34 | In other words , in the time it takes for one murder on the crime clock , six workers have died ‘ just trying to make a living ’ ! ’ |
| 35 | The party was no longer trying to overthrow a system it considered unjust ; it was running a system it had constructed . |
| 36 | The 6.00 news , this is Annie Webster , Police investigating a triple murder in Buckinghamshire are tonight trying to persuade a man hiding in nearby woods not to kill himself , Paul Chandler reports : |
| 37 | Police investigating a triple murder in Buckinghamshire are tonight trying to persuade a man hiding in nearby woods not to kill himself . |
| 38 | And police investigating a triple murder in Buckinghamshire are tonight trying to persuade a man hiding in nearby woods not to kill himself . |
| 39 | Sat for ages tonight trying to have a vision but nothing happened . |
| 40 | He once tried to found a citizens ' police under the ‘ Fifth Estate ’ to monitor the doings of the FBI and the Central Intelligence Agency . |
| 41 | Ramsey knew of the bitterness engendered by the coal royalties paid to the Church , and how the miners once tried to throw a bishop into the River Wear . |
| 42 | RETIRED teacher George Calvert went to court yesterday to try to stop a noise he says is disturbing God 's peace — the local church bells . |
| 43 | This driver saw the warning , but still tried to have a go himself . |
| 44 | Latics ' cash-strapped manager Joe Royle admitted he may still try to arrange a loan deal for the Anfield veteran , but it seems any transfer fee is beyond the range of the Lancashire club 's purse . |
| 45 | For fine detailed work , you could possibly try using a rigger brush , which has longer hair and therefore stores up more paint . |
| 46 | For fine detailed work , you could possibly try using a rigger brush , which has longer hair and therefore stores up more paint . |
| 47 | The US Masters champion added : ‘ I always try to defend a title but I have sweated my guts out in America this year to get where I am and I feel I am entitled to play . |
| 48 | Always try to scan a photograph as near to the size you want it rather than use software to re-scale it , optically reducing scanners are a great help here . |
| 49 | If there is one thing more disagreeable than removing the bovine afterbirth it is watching somebody else doing it , and I always try to maintain a conversation as I grope around inside . |
| 50 | Some of us , some of us tried to make a plea and I hope we will try , still try to make a plea that there should be a significant Roman Catholic er , element within the membership of the World Council of Churches in the future . |
| 51 | The Profitboss always tries to develop a relationship of mutual trust and respect with union representatives , ensuring that the best interests of the people are clearly understood and honestly represented . |
| 52 | She 'd never deliberately tried to grab a man 's attention before . |
| 53 | One still made her laugh : ‘ Have you ever tried writing a play ? ’ the little girl asked the dog who was typing on top of his kennel . |
| 54 | Have you ever tried to take a bone away from a strange dog ? |
| 55 | Have you ever tried to reach a summit when in retrospect you 've realised that the conditions were too dangerous ? |
| 56 | Has he ever tried to push a wheelchair and try it for himself ? |
| 57 | But have you ever tried to find a garter in Tweedie tartan ? |
| 58 | Have you ever tried to sign a tennis ball ? |
| 59 | ( Have you ever tried having a conversation with someone who is holding a hanky over their face ? ) |
| 60 | The number of tourists at the town 's new tourist information centre has doubled to 26,000 this year , and the policy of always trying to answer a visitor 's question has undoubtedly played a part in that success . |