Example sentences of "[pron] attempts [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From Woolworths , we will hear that the Dixons management have brought their troubles on themselves , that their attempts to cope with the downturn have been lamentable and that only a new team — with a more analytical approach than the pile-it-high philosophy which did Dixons so proud when times were good — can engineer the necessary closure of small high street outlets in favour of a move to larger ones on the edge of town . |
| 2 | Their attempts to rule in the king 's name were a failure and by the end of September , if not earlier , Edward had reasserted his freedom of action . |
| 3 | Their attempts to rule in the king 's name were a failure and by the end of September , if not earlier , Edward had reasserted his freedom of action . |
| 4 | Editor , — Four groups of doctors suffer particularly from age discrimination during their attempts to move through the hospital training grades to consultant appointments : doctors who qualified abroad , those who entered medical school after the normal age of 18–19 , those who have had prolonged illness , and women . |
| 5 | If you , the teacher , take on the " obstacle " role you can focus on their use of space/ body language/ eye contact in their attempts to get round the obstacle . |
| 6 | During the 1920s , however , the clash between these two legacies of the Great War for socialists was to become a central issue in their attempts to grapple with the problem of unemployment . |
| 7 | Despite the study design and our attempts to stratify for the stone free interval ( based on > or <2 years ) , there was an imbalance between the three treatment groups on either side of the median ( nine months ) . |