Example sentences of "try [to-vb] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've changed your body , and I tried to rewire a few of your neurons , but I 've left you alone where it counts . ’ |
| 2 | Robert tried to marshal a few facts about twelfth-century Iran . |
| 3 | This senseless slaughter takes place merely to try to catch a few extra tuna , and in fact the tuna caught through this method amounts to only about 5 per cent of the world 's total catch . |
| 4 | And you know if we were able to commit ourselves to two public , two meetings , three meetings of some sort in a year where we 're actually gon na do something and present some sort of front Par part of presenting some sort of front is to try to sell a few bits of pieces if we 're prepared to accept that we 're going to lose money . |
| 5 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I am happy to try to answer a few more Hon. Member 's queries . |
| 6 | I struggled with a makeshift skipping rope and tried to do a few more press-ups each day ; it was not much fun . |
| 7 | Sharpe tried to save a few seconds by vaulting the banister . |
| 8 | Robert patted his hair down and tried to formulate a few opening remarks . |
| 9 | When he tried to construct a few sentences in his mind — excusing himself — excusing Rose — they did n't sound lucid . |
| 10 | There was a lot of helpful feedback from these pieces so over the next few months I will try to provide a few more examples to expand this work . |
| 11 | When Serafin presses him , Summerchild will try to suggest a few names . |
| 12 | ‘ But I feel it 's a bit unfair that he should try to use a few Press photographs as an excuse ! ’ |
| 13 | Though participants have said that they find these quizzes enjoyable , they have not been well supported by comparison with the more usual lectures and no further quiz is planned for the moment , though I shall try to keep a few questions in hand in case a speaker is delayed or fails to arrive for some reason . |
| 14 | I 'll er I 'll try to get a few things , make a few bob you know , |
| 15 | Unfortunately , many people seem to take it as a personal insult ( on behalf of their garden ) if one says that there are n't really any plants or flowers worth pressing , so to prevent any hurt feelings I usually try to pick a few items that are possible candidates for pressing , which seems to go down much better than completely refusing someone 's kind offer . |
| 16 | ‘ For a man who tries to earn a few bucks selling information to the Press , you friend plays 'em close to the chest . ’ |
| 17 | In the early days , I had tried to make a few suggestions about what the FO could be doing . |
| 18 | Well they 've certainly tried to make a few private sites out of public car parks in the Vale , I know that much . |
| 19 | I know someone there who 's still trying to classify a few of the South American crabs that Darwin left to the Museum . |
| 20 | And there are people who leave the track while trying to gather a few ferns . |
| 21 | But most lying in greatcoats on the rock-hard ground , trying to snatch a few hours sleep before reveille . |
| 22 | They 're trying to score a few Es over in Grays . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Bruce Rioch is trying to get a few of the old lads back to play . |
| 24 | ‘ Some poor devils trying to earn a few coppers , by the sound of it . ’ |
| 25 | The whole world apart from a handful of Maoris know it as New Zealand … are you trying to con a few subscriptions from them ? |
| 26 | She recalled Burton trying to tell a few ‘ feeble jokes ’ , but his hands were shaking . |