Example sentences of "[noun prp] try [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a caucus meeting on May 31 , Hawke tried to force an open vote on the leadership issue but was eventually forced by Keating 's supporters to concede a secret ballot on June 3 . |
| 2 | Moscow tried to encourage the non-aligned states to commit themselves in this region to the ‘ gradual curtailment of distinct forms of military-political cooperation … the non-creation of new forms of multilateral and bilateral alliances , the non-adoption of military functions by non-military regional organisations ’ . |
| 3 | Ferguson tried to provide a balanced conclusion by viewing the situation from the Russian perspective : |
| 4 | In the end the PLO tried to replace the Patriotic Front with a right-wing alternative of its own . |
| 5 | Bernice tried to recall the initial lessons that Cheryl had given her , soon after the TARDIS had landed on Belial . |
| 6 | Biddy tried to explain the good news to my sister , but the poor woman could not understand . |
| 7 | Tired travellers could be in for a treat as InterCity tries to bury the unhappy image of the infamous ‘ BR cuppa ’ . |
| 8 | Rowntree tried to devise an objective definition of poverty based upon the minimum income required to maintain individuals in a state of ‘ physical efficiency ’ . |
| 9 | Rory tried to sneak a surreptitious glance at Adam 's wristwatch — she was n't wearing her own since it would have looked totally out of place with the slinky black number she was wearing — only to have her eyes riveted on his hands . |
| 10 | All his life Eddie would stop if an idea came to him , even in the middle of the road ; in the First World War shortsighted Dilly tried to become a night-time despatch rider , claiming that in the dark there was no difference between good sight and bad . |
| 11 | If it does n't hit the island , ’ Ace tried to stifle an inappropriate giggle , ‘ I guess it 'll just sink into the brains . ’ |
| 12 | In March 1949 , Nu toured Upper Burma to try to calm the panicky officials . |
| 13 | As teams of temps struggled to cope with the mounting chaos , Jackson tried to keep the Equal Opportunities flame burning . |
| 14 | When , in the opening scene , McKendrick tries to initiate a new topic , by referring to the " fictions problem " ( p. 46 ) , Anderson fails to take it up because he fails to realise that McKendrick is referring to the paper which Anderson himself is going to give . |
| 15 | If ministers spend this week in Blackpool trying to paint the Labour Party red again — as Kenneth Baker seems to intend — they will have missed the point and further demeaned themselves in the eyes of the public . |
| 16 | James hurried upstairs , calling for an attendant , and found Mary Duncan trying to reach the iron-barred window , her shackled ankle attached to the bed which she was dragging along inch by inch behind her . |
| 17 | Gutenberg tried to mimic the gothic calligraphy of his own time when he invented modern printing , because anything else would have been hard to read . |
| 18 | With nothing to do in the meantime , Jesus tried to maintain a rational equilibrium by observing his surroundings . |
| 19 | Lindsey tried to forget the tanned features and dark hair , the arrogant set of jaw . |
| 20 | Harry tried to assume an appealing expression . |
| 21 | There was a small explosion at the ramparts several yards away , but it was nothing to worry about … only Harry trying to free the long , iron six-pounder in which the head of a French cynic , Voltaire , had become jammed … rather surprisingly , the Collector thought , a narrow , lozenge-shaped head like that ; Harry had been unable to ram the head home to the cartridge and so , according to normal procedure , was obliged to destroy the charge by pouring water down the vent ; followed by a small quantity of powder , also through the vent , to blow out his makeshift shot . |
| 22 | As the shares continued to fall in the wake of Eurotunnel 's estimate that the project would cost at least £2.2bn more than forecast , Alastair Morton , co-chairman of the Anglo-French consortium was in Paris trying to persuade the French banks of the need for new financing . |
| 23 | After spending two years in Paris trying to establish a French edition of his newspaper , New York Herald owner James Gordon Bennett , as a result of watching the increasing popularity of motor racing , put up a magnificent trophy to be contested annually by national " teams ' in an effort to help promote the motor industry . |
| 24 | On 3 October , Sergeant Fowler went to Wahagnies to try to locate the old band instruments left behind in 1940 . |
| 25 | The best part of Nineteen Eighty-Four , he told Orwell in his letter of July 1949 , announcing his visit , was ‘ the delicious conversation in the pub when Winston tries to pump the old man for memories of pre-revolutionary days ’ , and one might easily have guessed that Waugh would think that episode the best . |
| 26 | Mal Donaghy is seeking his first Championship medal at the age of 35 as fourth-placed Chelsea try to extend a brilliant run of seven wins in their last 10 games . |
| 27 | Some of the delegates spent more than £2,000 travelling to Britain to try to solve the mindboggling soaps problem . |
| 28 | Boldness triumphed and they moved on towards Perth after sending a detachment of the Camerons to try to capture the fortified barracks at Ruthven , where it was left to stalwart Sergeant Molloy of Guise 's Regiment to give them their first rebuff . |
| 29 | Mr Milosevic tried to persuade the Bosnian Serbs that , if they rejected the Vance-Owen plan , they would risk losing their territorial gains . |
| 30 | Finally , in the latter months of 1945 , as Britain tried to obtain a massive loan from the USA to remain financially solvent , a conference was arranged for January 1946 in Bermuda . |