Example sentences of "[pers pn] tried [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I tried to do a pattern but it sent all my eyes crazy counting these |
| 2 | I mean I 've actually I tried to persuade a colleague of mine that I could quite easily sexually harass a male student of mine , and the reason I could do that , or the way I could do that , is because I have power over him . |
| 3 | And I tried to open a Giro bank account , and I put Mrs — [ Nigerian surname ] . |
| 4 | Two or three cars passed me and I tried to thumb a lift , but they did n't stop . |
| 5 | My voice had nearly gone when I tried to order a brandy . |
| 6 | Anyway , my worst fears about Barny were confirmed the first time I tried to put a leash on him . |
| 7 | I tried eating a sandwich with my second cup of tea and I just about managed it . |
| 8 | I tried to have a word with the Cashier but he was n't talking . |
| 9 | I tried to start a blues band , but it just did not work . |
| 10 | The last show of the tour was in Atlanta and I decided to give a little party for the singers and musicians and the crew and I tried to rent a banquet room at the hotel , but because it was Thanksgiving Weekend , they said they could only give me a suite . |
| 11 | When I tried to place a bet at the Tote at Cheltenham not long ago , I found myself behind a queue of Irish priests . |
| 12 | Last year was the centenary of the Borough Charters , so on the one hand I was trying to restore the traditions of the thing — erm we tried to reintroduce some of the pomp and ceremonial — and then on the other hand I felt that the mayoralty often did n't seem terribly relevant to people of my generation , and so I tried to involve a lot of young people in various activities and the offshoot of that has been a Youth Advisory Committee which I 've set up , which at the moment is in the process of trying to negotiate with the County Council for some premises to try and increase the sort of Youth Club type evening provision in the town . |
| 13 | And then on the other hand , I felt that the mayoralty often did n't seem terribly relevant to people of my generation , and so I tried to involve a lot of young people in various activities , and the offshoot of that has been a Youth Advisory Committee which I set up , which at the moment is in the process of trying to negotiate with the County Council for some premises to try and increase the sort of youth club type evening provision in the town . |
| 14 | ‘ I tried to get a £1,000 overdraft from my bank , but they tried to make me take out a lot of loans . |
| 15 | Well , I tried to get a video cos I wa I wanted to use this section to actually watch it . |
| 16 | And that was the day after ( heart going bang-the-big-bass-drum 'cos I knew what they 'd say ) I tried to get a word in edgeways when they finally fixed my GCSE options . |
| 17 | I tried to get a lift from every vehicle that passed , but Oliver only stuck out his thumb at cars he really wanted to ride in , and sometimes even scowled at drivers whose cars he disapproved of . |
| 18 | Yesterday , after that tearful reunion with my suitcase , I tried to get a negro hand-slapping thing going with Felix . |
| 19 | I tried to write a speech last year and I made a right mess of it , so this year I 'm gon na speak from the heart , because I might get a boo like the leader of the council here , I install water meters . |
| 20 | The Minister did not answer me earlier when I tried to raise a point about the period of between six and 16 months . |
| 21 | I tried to make a bonfire with them on the lawn . |
| 22 | I tried to make a joke out of it . |
| 23 | I tried to make a joke out of it . |
| 24 | At first I tried to make a comparison between a large northern comprehensive school and a smaller London church school . |
| 25 | Alas , US Gold have retained this irritating quirk , and you 've only three credits to play with ( I tried putting a 50p piece into my Commodore when I ran out , but it got jammed between the keys ) . |
| 26 | In the meantime I tried to find a home for Poppy to go to when ( or if ) we eventually caught her . |
| 27 | I tried to find a method whereby I could seize the effect of motion … how to arrest a movement in a few bold strokes , catching the passing moment and finding new forms … my goal was always to express emotion and experience with large and simple forms and clear colours ’ . |
| 28 | Apart from a price list , so we had a price list , and I thought right so I went to a book shop and I tried to find a book on masks nothing . |
| 29 | Claire was delighted at the improvement She tried drinking a glass of milk , to see what would happen , and 24 hours later Jamie , following a feed , suffered , a severe attack of colic . |
| 30 | In the bedroom , afterwards , she tried to couch a question which would probe some of the doubts she had , without alerting Jessica to the fact she had them . |