Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert tried to marshal a few facts about twelfth-century Iran . |
| 2 | And you know if we were able to commit ourselves to two public , two meetings , three meetings of some sort in a year where we 're actually gon na do something and present some sort of front Par part of presenting some sort of front is to try to sell a few bits of pieces if we 're prepared to accept that we 're going to lose money . |
| 3 | Childebert 's tax inspectors then tried to institute the same reforms in Tours , but Gregory claimed that the city was exempt , and related the history of exemption since the time of Chlothar I. However , if reorganization had not threatened Tours , it is doubtful whether we would have heard of the perfectly sensible arrangements at Poitiers , which suggest not only that taxation was normal in the Merovingian kingdom , but also that it could be organized efficiently , and so far as one can see , fairly . |
| 4 | Nance Frank , one who was dropped , tried to put an all women crew together but failed dismally . |
| 5 | Sharpe tried to save a few seconds by vaulting the banister . |
| 6 | The more the CIA tried to investigate the more inconsistencies they turned up . |
| 7 | Delia Sutherland stopped calling her unreturned greetings , tried to ignore the many pairs of sun-tired eyes , slow-moving behind glaucous panes , as they measured her progress past the wooden church , the school , the town hall , the fire house , the inn . |
| 8 | When he tried to construct a few sentences in his mind — excusing himself — excusing Rose — they did n't sound lucid . |
| 9 | If we are sceptical that an evidential base with intrinsic credibility and a isolatable and justifiable conception of rationality can be found , then we might try to tackle the same problems non-reductively , in which case anti-naturalist scruples seem out of place . |
| 10 | When Serafin presses him , Summerchild will try to suggest a few names . |
| 11 | Though participants have said that they find these quizzes enjoyable , they have not been well supported by comparison with the more usual lectures and no further quiz is planned for the moment , though I shall try to keep a few questions in hand in case a speaker is delayed or fails to arrive for some reason . |
| 12 | I 'll er I 'll try to get a few things , make a few bob you know , |
| 13 | Unfortunately , many people seem to take it as a personal insult ( on behalf of their garden ) if one says that there are n't really any plants or flowers worth pressing , so to prevent any hurt feelings I usually try to pick a few items that are possible candidates for pressing , which seems to go down much better than completely refusing someone 's kind offer . |
| 14 | The combatants try to score the most points possible , using techniques which involve actual body contact . |
| 15 | ‘ For a man who tries to earn a few bucks selling information to the Press , you friend plays 'em close to the chest . ’ |
| 16 | In the early days , I had tried to make a few suggestions about what the FO could be doing . |
| 17 | And there are people who leave the track while trying to gather a few ferns . |
| 18 | Equally , litigation practitioners looking for early rights of audience in the higher courts have shown remarkable tolerance of the delays necessarily involved in trying to secure the same rights for solicitors in commerce , industry and the public service . |
| 19 | But most lying in greatcoats on the rock-hard ground , trying to snatch a few hours sleep before reveille . |
| 20 | ‘ Some poor devils trying to earn a few coppers , by the sound of it . ’ |
| 21 | The whole world apart from a handful of Maoris know it as New Zealand … are you trying to con a few subscriptions from them ? |