Example sentences of "try [adv] [to-vb] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few tried vainly to coalesce into a hardier entity . |
| 2 | The burglar also tried unsuccessfully to break into the house and smashed a double glazed window . |
| 3 | He tried hard to get into the spirit of the thing . |
| 4 | The nurse sent to accompany Leslie tried hard to melt into the background as the overjoyed family spent several hours opening presents under the tree . |
| 5 | ‘ If you try seriously to put into effect what the Congress agreed , ’ said Mr Gaidar , ‘ you must understand that this is the road to the collapse of the financial system . ’ |
| 6 | She looked up at him , her face so blotched and swollen that despite himself he put out a hand to comfort her , only for her to let out a frightened cry , trying frantically to burrow into the sofa to avoid any contact with him . |
| 7 | Over and behind , in a different line , Ramu 's head was feathered with electric-blue that he was trying unsuccessfully to tame into urbanity . |