Example sentences of "tried [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An Australian lifeguard who tried using the air spade on a recent contract for London Underground gave up in tears after two hours . |
| 2 | We also tried using the Skil with its standard guide fence . |
| 3 | We tried using the machine angled to cut an edge , but the handle prevents extended use in this mode . |
| 4 | A recent advert for Pepe jeans tried using the closing line ‘ Buy Pepe jeans — because one day you 'll die ’ . |
| 5 | I tried eating a sandwich with my second cup of tea and I just about managed it . |
| 6 | I thought of the shoppers ’ day trips to Northern Ireland in search of cheap goods , and tried enumerating the benefits Ireland might receive from a Reunion with the rest of Britain . |
| 7 | Lachlan tried slapping the man 's cheeks ; his heavy jowls wobbled like jellies . |
| 8 | I recently tried knitting a sweater in four ply acrylic , using a slightly different style pattern from my usual choice . |
| 9 | Several who tried keeping the cats reported delightedly that this was the case . |
| 10 | Lorne tried chanting a few limericks over and over , but we never saw the eels again , though we dived there often . |
| 11 | Tried soaking the matches in paint , he wrote , and firing from toy cannon . |
| 12 | Having read a few of your articles I tried sighting the neck by looking down from the headstock end ( as you frequently suggest ) and the neck appears to be very curved , almost banana shaped ! |
| 13 | I tried inputting the X-Amp through a mixer straight to an ADAT using the amp 's cabinet voicing facility . |
| 14 | Once on the ground again she tried pulling the horse , but still it would not budge an inch . |
| 15 | Disappointed , her confidence evaporating , she tried turning the question round as she had done before : ‘ If you do n't want us to drive back in it , wiggle your finger . ’ |
| 16 | With one hand he removed the hay and with the other held her shoulder , then tried stuffing the wisps down the front of her laced bodice . |
| 17 | He then tried propping the others up on the climbing frame but they kept falling off . |
| 18 | The story was similar when she tried calling the house in desperation later that evening . |
| 19 | When I tried asking the girls I interviewed about them I was often met with a shrug , or a short ‘ no problem ’ reply , as if periods were nothing at all , of no significance , and certainly none to a book on looks , fashion and body-image . |
| 20 | Claire was delighted at the improvement She tried drinking a glass of milk , to see what would happen , and 24 hours later Jamie , following a feed , suffered , a severe attack of colic . |
| 21 | I tried rocking the wheelbarrow back and forth , then jerking . |
| 22 | An AA spokesman said : ‘ People tried making an early getaway to beat the traffic but they 've all met up and combined with others returning home from work . ’ |
| 23 | She tried wrapping the pillow round her ears ; tried mind over matter ; tried burrowing under the duvet , and then gave up . |
| 24 | Alas , US Gold have retained this irritating quirk , and you 've only three credits to play with ( I tried putting a 50p piece into my Commodore when I ran out , but it got jammed between the keys ) . |
| 25 | I tried putting the boys in nursery school , but they screamed the place down . |
| 26 | He even tried repeating the bee . |
| 27 | Mum could see she was getting nowhere so she tried shedding a tear or two . |
| 28 | Charles had persuaded Miles to stop and tried ringing the bell on the gate . |
| 29 | I tried waving an arm to attract attention but only a weak flap of a hand was achieved . |
| 30 | I tried planning the drop . |