Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hit one six and then instead of just trying to hit a single from the next I tried to hit it for four and was out . |
| 2 | True , a small band of bridge trolls tried to ambush them on one occasion , and a party of brigands nearly caught them unawares one night ( but unwisely tried to investigate the Luggage before slaughtering the sleepers ) . |
| 3 | Cambridge liked undergraduates reading theology to have two years over the work and believed that if they tried to do it in fourteen months they would do it superficially , or else they would be sure to hurt themselves by overwork . |
| 4 | However , if the item in question was sent overseas then please wait at least one month before sending in the claim form to allow sufficient time for delivery , but do try to submit it within four months from the date of despatch , otherwise the Foreign Administration may no longer have a record of delivery . |
| 5 | Try to put them with one of their friends . |
| 6 | While Blanche tries to pass him in one of the passages he grabs her and he hurts her in the cruellest and most brutal way . |
| 7 | Fig 101 The wind bends at the shoreline in an offshore breeze and tries to cross it at 90 degrees . |
| 8 | he tries to do it with one finger but he 's just not quite strong enough |
| 9 | We have tried to approach it through four general questions , about the core , boundaries , structure and culture of subjects . |
| 10 | It has several aspects , including : ( a ) the range of options offered to the teacher is crucial in fitting the program to his style and enabling him to contribute effectively , but too many will be confusing ( b ) the designer may see a whole range of possible extensions to the teaching possibilities of the program : the lengthy development process of all good teaching units makes such extensions attractive but trying to include them in one program will tend to make it difficult to ‘ see through ’ and to use ( c ) the desire for compatibility with different hardware configurations often inspires programming constraints that can be severe ; conversely , programs that fully exploit the facilities of a particular microcomputer are likely to be difficult to transfer . |
| 11 | ‘ Why are you trying to split us in two ? |
| 12 | She was trying to open it with one hand , while the other held the bearskin to her breasts , when Guy reached down and retrieved her shift . |
| 13 | The Blox sweated over their respective winches and tillers , scowling at the logs , trying to crank them past nine by sheer will power . |
| 14 | Trying to divide it by four . |
| 15 | I do n't yet know what their comments will be and I ‘ m not trying to influence them in one direction or another . |
| 16 | The next thing Paige became aware of was someone trying to cut her in two . |
| 17 | A man , a large man , was beating a woman , a little woman who seemed scarcely more than a child , and was trying to drag her into one of the tenements which lined the opposite side of the road . |