Example sentences of "could try [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could try recommending the calm , warm , wise voice of Davis 's twelve-year-old narrator . |
| 2 | If Britain chose a rate significantly above or below , currency market pressures could try to push the pound into line . |
| 3 | You could try bumping the temperature up , if it is below 24°s ; C , to around 25–28°s ; C , as they seem more susceptible to the disease when kept at lower temperatures . |
| 4 | I said that he could try to put the cube together and I left him with the pieces while I went to fetch some paper . |
| 5 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 6 | If Dave has no joy with the local highway authority , he could try enlisting the help of a local councillor , or a local branch of the Ramblers ' Association might take up the case . |
| 7 | You could try mixing the colours so that the roses look like a planted flower arrangement when they are in full bloom . |
| 8 | Charlie had left me with only two choices : I could try to run the baker 's shop myself and give up any thought of taking a degree , or I could sell out to the highest bidder . |
| 9 | For instance , you could try giving the typist work and saying ‘ here 's my latest report ’ . |