Example sentences of "try to [adv] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've always wanted to be involved in things that tried to somehow create a women 's network . |
| 2 | Conrad stood in front of the figure-length wall mirror in his basement flat and tried to successfully knot a maroon cravat . |
| 3 | Haverford was writing his ‘ Jottings ’ , young Jacqueline was splashing in her arm-bands while her two older sisters tried to further define the watch marks on their wrists . |
| 4 | Erm wh what I would suggest is the three that are on the group and if John 's going to be off maybe somebody else from NALGO would , would er step in to the group , get together over the next two weeks or so and er try to jointly produce a Northumberland newsletter ? |
| 5 | ‘ I try to just get the feelings across that I know he probably felt . |
| 6 | And gradually we brush a little more each day and try to gradually increase the horse 's tolerance , until we can brush the horse all over without any trouble . |
| 7 | I would however I I with great trepidation as I do n't think I 've ever dared do it before , er is try to actually clarify the thoughts of my leader erm it is not erm , have I your permission erm I I I feel I feel he may , I feel that |
| 8 | You have tried to either force a user to accept responsibility for a Software Performance Report ( SPR ) ( using option 3.8.0 — Force User To Accept SPR ) or to submit a Software Status Report ( SSR ) ( using option 4.3.0 — Submit SSR ) , without having the privilege SPR SSR CONTROLLER . |
| 9 | You have tried to either update a product which has already been registered or to register a product which has already been registered . |
| 10 | You have tried to illegally change the state of a Design Change ( DC ) e.g. activating a DC which is already active . |
| 11 | Much AIDS activism has been initiated by those groups trying to concurrently provide a caring service . |
| 12 | Well I do n't know yet , we 're trying to sort that one out , we 're trying to either put the load back or get another order to go with it . |
| 13 | Because , what you 're going back to , just reemphasizing the point earlier , you 're speaking one-to-one , you 're not trying to convince a , a group of , of , of councillors , you 're trying to actually convey a message and , yes , you 're trying to convince , but you 're actually trying to convey a message doing one-to-one interview , across to people who know nothing about it , whereas councillors purport to know something about it . |
| 14 | It will be no good just trying to aimlessly follow the action and then flop into a maul . |
| 15 | Trying to mentally recall a map of the island , the Doctor did n't think there was anything of importance further along the line inland , but he wondered what there might be out to sea … . |
| 16 | Then someone suggested trying to manually separate the little ‘ knops ’ , thinking them down . |