Example sentences of "try [to-vb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , Richard , Olivier 's son by his third and last wife , Joan Plowright , has decided to talk about his unusual relationship with his father and his own involvement with the Men 's Movement , which uses dance , drumming and storytelling to try to compensate for absent fathers . |
| 2 | Sleepily she tried to adjust for this situation , flipping over and snuggling into the heated surface of his chest . |
| 3 | Josie tried to reach for some killer of an argument , a real zinger that she could pull out of the air and use to disarm all opposition . |
| 4 | As you will see from this description of the account executive role in your account group , the agency has to try to allow for different levels of contact with your own organization . |
| 5 | Perhaps this is a reflection of the increasing health of the young and affluent , who are prepared to try to dance for 24 hours ; be that as it may , it multiplies the offence to outsiders . |
| 6 | Did they try to go for passing shots as they stood two feet behind the baseline ? |
| 7 | Small groups , say three or four , agree among then , selves that they will try to cover for each other when one of the group has a problem . |
| 8 | After losing to Richard Krajicek in the fourth round in Key Biscayne , McEnroe outlined how he would try to do for American tennis what he has seen Yannick Noah achieve for France . |
| 9 | Try to arrange for attractive lighting ; a few candles , for instance , can add a touch of distinction to the scene , and lounge spots can help to lighten the darker corners of the table . |
| 10 | ‘ We try to compensate for missed experiences and help them behave in age-appropriate ways . |
| 11 | It 's one of the things I try to do for selfish pleasure , glorious , indulgent , selfish pleasure , rather than for money . ’ |
| 12 | I try to babysit for different people ; sometimes I 'm so embarrassed I ca n't go back to a place . |
| 13 | In the refectories they try to cater for all tastes with vegan and vegetarian dishes daily , Halal meat for students in hall . |
| 14 | In the light of the foregoing , psychiatry itself is increasingly being forced to admit that the firm categories of psychosis with which it has tried to work for many years are of limited value . |
| 15 | The group also tries to cater for local artists who work fulltime and are unable to go to all classes . |
| 16 | The group also tries to cater for local artists who work fulltime and are unable to go to all classes . |
| 17 | Er ours is a slightly more difficult task , I would suggest a much more difficult task , in that we 're trying to go for one certificate for the whole of the group . |
| 18 | In trying to account for overall trends it is helpful to start with the sequences of factors which control the immediate risks of fertility for the individual and without which births can not occur : natural fecundity ( the physiological capacity to conceive and bear children ) , exposure to intercourse within and outside marriage , and evasion of the consequences of intercourse through contraception and abortion . |
| 19 | Descartes himself , using the little mechanical and physiological knowledge available to him , went to great lengths in trying to account for this relationship . |
| 20 | Helen had been trying to learn for some time , but she found it very hard although Tony was endlessly patient with her . |
| 21 | Director Alvin Rakoff had problems with Crawford when it came to a crucial , very dramatic scene that he shared with Donald Pleasence , who was playing the police officer who could see a way to nailing the crook whom he had been trying to get for twenty years through his son . |
| 22 | What 's also come out very strongly er , in this programme is is that it 's a struggle for a lot of people , both financially , and in terms of juggling time and the multiple demands that particularly women have , in trying to care for young people and old people to the point where women may spend their entire lives between , between twenty and sixty looking after somebody or other . |
| 23 | What specific social problems are prevalent in the area and what support can you expect in trying to prioritise for special need ? |