Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a [adj] attempt [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , in 1839 , the Sultan made a disastrous attempt to recoup his losses of 1833 , all the Great Powers saw the need for keeping the new conflict within bounds . |
| 2 | Cornelius made a vain attempt to do so . |
| 3 | In the 63rd minute , therefore , Robertson was introduced up front at the expense of a defender , McPherson , as Scotland made a belated attempt to improve on what had gone before . |
| 4 | From the start , the formation of the UDC represented a conscious attempt to unite the fortunes of radical liberalism with those of the pacifist section of labour movement . |
| 5 | Then Jessamy made a desperate attempt to put an end to this before the tension between them reached an even more dangerous level . |
| 6 | Quickly , Alina stepped around her so that she could hold Sandy 's head in both of her hands ; Sandy made a weak attempt to struggle , but it was like fighting a rock . |
| 7 | The inner cities came seriously on to the political agenda and Michael Heseltine made a brave attempt to introduce new policies to tackle the undoubted deprivation . |
| 8 | Now , facing the hangman on an unrelated murder charge , Nofomela made a desperate attempt to save his life by singing like the Vienna Boys Choir . |
| 9 | Simkin made a ghastly attempt to smile . |
| 10 | Mr Major led a concerted attempt to win back Liberal Democrat waverers by warning that proportional representation — a key Liberal Democrat demand for their support in a hung parliament — would lead to the ‘ nightmare of perpetually weak Government ’ . |
| 11 | JOHN Major made a desperate attempt to stop the Edinburgh summit turning into a disaster last night . |