Example sentences of "try [verb] [prep] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jones tried to put before him the possible alternative courses of action . |
| 2 | Gwili tried to interpret for him the power of Welsh literature and especially the ‘ renaissance ’ of modern Welsh poetry of which he was himself a part , but Edward had only a smattering of Welsh and , judging from rough translations of folksongs and simple lyrics , he was disinclined to carry his studies further . |
| 3 | Also , if I were to try to explain to him the nature of my personal circumstances , he would be embarrassed . |
| 4 | Always start with the victim and try to trace around him the web of relationships in which he was involved . |
| 5 | Its bare outlines were that in a Luton car park a gang of four men had shot dead a sub-postmaster while trying to obtain from him the post office keys . |
| 6 | His father-in-law had given up trying to explain to him the different cuts of meat . |