Example sentences of "[pers pn] try [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not know to which local authority the hon. Gentleman is referring , but may I try to explain the context of the debate to him , because it seems to be going straight over the heads of Conservative Members , as was evident in that intervention which I shall now try to answer . |
| 2 | Did she wade straight in with a blunt announcement or should she try to approach the subject from a more oblique angle which might encourage him to guess ? |
| 3 | ‘ Did you try to prevent the marriage ? ’ |
| 4 | Did you try to switch the light on ? |
| 5 | Why when Mercutio assaulted you did you try to fight the enemy instead of Mercutio ? |
| 6 | ‘ Shall we try to reach the food again ? ’ |
| 7 | Let me try to put the point . |
| 8 | Let me try to summarise the point we have arrived at in describing this now complex relationship . |
| 9 | His swing was taut and abbreviated as , despite what his golfing mind was telling him ( swing slow , swing smoothly through the ball ) , the darker side of his mind made him try to steer the ball . |
| 10 | ‘ WHY OH WHY DID THEY TRY TO CHANGE THE WORLD BY REPEATEDLY CONTRADICTING THEMSELVES ( AND WERE WE REALLY AT THE SAME GIG ? ) |
| 11 | Should he try to heal the breach between Andrew Neil and Lamont ? |
| 12 | Before proceeding further , let us try to set the context in which the debate must be conducted . |