Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [pron] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm very sorry to have to tell you this — but Mrs Kemp tried to kill herself this afternoon . ’ |
| 2 | I tried to catch him this morning , before we went to our appointments , but he would n't speak to me . |
| 3 | I tried to contact you this afternoon but was unable to get through . |
| 4 | I tried to call you this week-end . |
| 5 | ‘ I tried to call you this morning , ’ she said , ‘ but you 'd already left . ’ |
| 6 | I tried to telephone her this morning at the flat but there was no reply . |
| 7 | ‘ I tried to telephone you this morning — ’ he said . |
| 8 | He 's trying to kill me this fucker ! |
| 9 | Before we leave Glamorgan , a word of congratulation to Stephen James , who has been opening in place of Butcher and compiling runs with the kind of technique that reveals how earnestly he is trying to establish himself this summer . |
| 10 | ‘ So , while trying to contact you this morning , I made arrangements for us to fly to New York later on this afternoon . |