Example sentences of "try work [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As well as observing the score 's incredible organization of its thematic riches — ‘ I tried to work out a little table of leitmotifs and I got past 70 , which is amazing in an opera ’ — Maazel discovered in rehearsal just how well thought out Puccini 's orchestration actually is . |
| 2 | Playing with the selectors challenged my mathematics as I tried to work out the exact number of available tones , but let's just say there should be something here for virtually every style of player . |
| 3 | I tried to work out an obvious connection between scholarship and cocaine and could not , but knew better than to ask . |
| 4 | In the summer of 1306 there took place at Montreuil the first of a series of meetings ( ‘ processes ’ ) between French and English representatives to try to work out the legal position of the lands held by the English in Aquitaine . |
| 5 | They go to business school , read management books and consult consultants as they try to work out the correct equation . |
| 6 | On the other hand we do quite frequently mutter to ourselves as we try to deduce something logically — or even if we do n't make a sound we often use words in our head when trying to work out a complex problem . |
| 7 | The idea of trying to work out an optimum ratio is interesting , and we should like to think about it further . |
| 8 | It gave us both lots of pleasure trying to work out the various clues , so we shall give ourselves a pat on the back for doing so well — hope you will have some more mind-boggling competitions in the future . |
| 9 | A small , thin tabby , she spent her life trying to work out the central dilemmas of her life — how to get in and out of the house , and why the fat man called Henry tried to kick her every time the two other people in the house were out of the way . |
| 10 | Assessors are still trying to work out the full cost of the fire at the Spring Bank shopping centre , but initial estimates have been put at a quarter of a million pounds . |