Example sentences of "try [to-vb] the [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | John never again tried to revive the ballet or rework it , but elements from it reappeared later , for instance in Jeu de Cartes , where the Joker is clearly a cousin of his Devil . |
| 2 | This latter tactic often succeeds because of the unwillingness of the deaf person to try to force the point or to contradict the hearing person . |
| 3 | The system only interacts with the user in order to try to overcome the complexities or limitations of its own mechanisms . |
| 4 | Pilots will tend to try to blame the winch or car driver , or the state of the cable if they have an accident following a cable break . |
| 5 | While the banks may then try to sue the council or even individual officers the risk is very widely spread and no financial institution will be put in danger . |
| 6 | In cases where the dog is healthy or where surgical or medical intervention stand a good chance of success , most veterinary surgeons would try to dissuade the owner or offer rehoming . |
| 7 | Since that occasion my correspondent has tried to find the embrasure or refuge that the old man was standing in , without success . |
| 8 | Latterly the word ‘ harpy ’ has come to mean any person who is cruel or merciless , or who hungrily tries to appropriate the food or belongings of a weaker person . |
| 9 | Moreover , this limit does not depend on the way in which one tries to measure the position or velocity of the particle , or on the type of particle : Heisenberg 's uncertainty principle is a fundamental , inescapable property of the world . |
| 10 | Fresh from winning the 1993 Good Housekeeping Award , the final proceeds of their 1991 win have been used to purchase a new asset which will help anyone trying to fight the flab or who wants to improve his or her fitness . |
| 11 | Examples of such groups range from trade unions and professional associations through to environmental groups trying to save the whale or local groups that are concerned with juggernaut lorries travelling through a small village . |
| 12 | Consequently , in a negotiation the buyer is not trying to beat the seller or vice versa . |
| 13 | You have the choice of either trying to minimise the effect or going with it and rejoicing in the exotic feel of a semi-desert in your back yard . |