Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a [adj] effort [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And although Lucy made a valiant effort to control her quickening breath , the mad thumping of her heart and the heated excitement rising within her , it was a losing battle — and at last she gave herself up to the rapturous bliss of the moment . |
| 2 | Marie made a conscious effort to close her mouth , which she knew was hanging open . |
| 3 | With the conference appearing doomed to collapse over the issue of the fifth freedom , Canada made a last-ditch effort to save the situation by proposing the first four freedoms , and one weekly round-trip flight that could be increased under an escalator clause of 65 per cent capacity and over . |
| 4 | Feeling her temper begin to rise again , Rory made a concerted effort to rein it in . |
| 5 | Sinking back into his chair , McGuigan makes a conscious effort to suppress his emotions . |
| 6 | Virginia made a supreme effort to pull herself together . |
| 7 | Bill made a determined effort to push me aside and I had to let him . |
| 8 | Mr Hunt made a good effort to attract business to the state , but his political reforms floundered . |
| 9 | The National Committee for Superconductivity ( NCS ) believes that Britain needs a determined effort to take advantage of the opportunities offered by high temperature superconductors . |
| 10 | Meanwhile Lieutenant Denis O'Flaherty and Trooper Sherington made a determined effort to reach the warehouse ( 'F' ) with Peter Young , who saw three stick grenades flung towards him in quick succession ; the first two missed and the third did not go off . |
| 11 | Commentators noted that , throughout the negotiations , the USA made a conscious effort to distance itself from the proceedings . |
| 12 | From about the mid-1870s the YMCA made a conscious effort to recruit more adolescent and working-class members , and extended its interests to include additional recreational and sporting facilities . |
| 13 | Merrill made a determined effort to pull herself out of the glow induced by the wine and Luke 's compliments . |
| 14 | Her body still clenched by the tension which had gripped her since the overwhelming surprise of Luke 's reference to Elise , Merrill made a conscious effort to loosen up . |