Example sentences of "has tried [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That silly bastard has forgotten about the petrol and has tried to light a fag ! ’ exclaimed Duncan . |
| 2 | My hon. Friend is right : he has raised one of the areas in which Britain has tried to take a lead in the discussions in the Community . |
| 3 | Eastman Kodak Co has filed a patent infringement suit against Sony Corp and Sony Corp of America over use of a magnetic recording system that was patented by Kodak which uses a record head with a reduced magnetic gap length : Kodak said it has tried to negotiate a licence agreement with Sony over its use of the patent since the late 1980s . |
| 4 | Now it 's pretty obvious one side the fo A forklift has tried to put a pallet in between two and nudged the pallet next to it and it 's the pallet 's dropped down into the racking . |
| 5 | The user logged onto LIFESPAN has tried to submit a DC which references one or more modules for which access is not possible ( since they are password protected ) . |
| 6 | It is interesting to note with Julius Caesar the way scholarship has tried to support a reading of the play that promotes Brutus 's statements as authentic revelations of his character . |
| 7 | The user has tried to activate a number of DCs on a package . |
| 8 | Anyone who has tried to swat a fly will know that its reactions are almost instantaneous . |
| 9 | Since the mid-nineteenth century , the continuing reform of company law has tried to strike a balance between all of those parties which have an interest in the corporation — shareholders , creditors , directors , customers , suppliers and employees . |
| 10 | Second marriages were therefore common , as anyone who has tried to construct a family tree for this period will know . |
| 11 | Bosnia 's President Izetbegovic has bent over backwards not to antagonise the army , and has tried to find a compromise solution , but the army chiefs refused to cooperate . |
| 12 | The Commission has tried to find a compromise between the ‘ protectionist ’ and the ‘ liberal ’ countries . |
| 13 | A young married woman my office has tried to adopt a baby since she had a hysterectomy , and she is still waiting after a year . |
| 14 | This chapter has tried to establish a perspective for undertaking social work practice from a social services department , in liaison with colleagues from other occupations . |
| 15 | ANYONE who has tried to sight a ball coming out of a dark background as dusk falls will quickly agree that sightscreens are a very important part of any cricket ground . |
| 16 | Anyone who has tried to remove a hermit crab from its shell will know how tenacious these creatures can be . |