Example sentences of "[noun prp] tried [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas Moscow tried to pose as the champion of German unity therefore , the West posed as the defender of German liberty , arguing that reunification must only come after free nation-wide elections , and that Germany should be able to choose its own Allies . |
| 2 | Determinedly Isabel tried to shut off the thoughts of Dameta , of home and family . |
| 3 | Benny tried to concentrate on the Doctor 's words while her eyes continually strayed towards Elaine . |
| 4 | The fact that Scotland tried to rise to the occasion was worth more than just two precious points . |
| 5 | The UK nevertheless intended to submit its own proposed amendments in January 1991 ( on the basis of Major 's June proposals for a parallel " hard ecu " — see p. 37521 ) , prompting European Commission President Jacques Delors to warn on Dec. 15 of a political crisis if the UK tried to stall over the issues of a single currency and a central bank . |
| 6 | He also struck him when Sweeney tried to escape on the way to the Bridewell . |
| 7 | Austria tried to mediate between the belligerents , but her efforts came to nothing . |
| 8 | Eventually Maidstone tried to scramble over the bar but he slipped and fell heavily onto the floor . |
| 9 | Sally tried to talk to the boy 's mother , but she dismissed it all as harmless pranks . |
| 10 | That of course is exactly what Akhenaten tried to do at the beginning another example the return of the repressed its original religious intolerance . |
| 11 | Wycliffe tried to concentrate on the Wheel and to ignore the veritable forest of giant rock pinnacles with which they were surrounded . |