Example sentences of "tried do [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't want Madeira to rob her of vines and of sugar , and your father had tried to do that once . |
| 2 | I have tried to do that year in , year out because I believe that in environmental terms — if in no others — keeping people , their sheep and their cattle in the hillsides is essential if the hillsides are to be kept as they should be . |
| 3 | Well as Michael says , we 're not proud of the results er , and we 're not going to try and dress them up , Michael has n't tried to do that and I certainly do n't intend to . |
| 4 | We 've taken all this into account , erm I 'm not sure all groups have tried to do that , erm but we have tried to please everyone , we do have some particular priorities and we do want to make significant improvements in service where we can and not necessarily looking for cheap publicity by increasing in lots of places as some people are supposed to of done so where one concludes sometime a significant amount of money in but will have a noticeable difference to their essential service . |
| 5 | Taylor has n't even tried to do that . |
| 6 | No one has tried to do this before . |
| 7 | Indeed , some insurance companies have tried to do this by requiring prior approval for treatment . |
| 8 | People who asked her why she did n't make use of her talent and give singing lessons had perhaps not tried to do this while living in two rooms over a greengrocers , and looking after young children . |
| 9 | Indeed , some insurance companies have tried to do this by requiring prior approval for treatment . |