Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to pass the time imagining the pleasant , and peaceful , countryside all around us as we drove through the mountains . |
| 2 | Your direct communication with the patient is a vital part of your care , so you should try to keep a time spare for simple conversation , no matter how busy you are with organizing the practical aspects of home life and the patient 's needs . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll try to get the time off , ’ he says . |
| 4 | She came home in despair and went back to the clinic to work rather than spend the Sunday alone , or try to pass the time with friends . |
| 5 | She told me that in the first dreadful night , when she and John stayed in the hospital , she had tried to soothe the time by the old paper game of making words out of words . |
| 6 | I 'm only trying to sell the time then ! |
| 7 | As she headed for the stairs her mind was already trying to calculate the time since the call . |
| 8 | Trying to get the time to go a bit faster . |