Example sentences of "[conj] to try and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is n't merely a matter of training and qualifications , it 's a matter of religious commitment as well and most teachers nowadays take the view that to try and teach this subject without that religious commitment is sheer hypocrisy . |
| 2 | All the same , what 's attractive about Russell is his readiness to admit failures , and to try and suggest new solutions . |
| 3 | I think , obviously you 've you 've got your own organization , your own professional standards and things , I think they need to be developed and , more importantly , promoted themselves to the public , and then , to take it a bit further and to try and escape that straitjacket which I think which in this country particularly all public servants are limited by . |
| 4 | the other option of course is not to do that and to try and gain some experience erm m maybe voluntary for some of the time so that maybe I can then spend you know in another years time get a job which is a bit more relevant and I 'll be able to earn some money . |
| 5 | They are designed not only to keep out black people but to try and intimidate black workers already in Britain and make it harder for them to claim their basic human rights . |