Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Re-visit the Rescue Workers ' struggle to ensure all are saved , see the Tea Wagon , The WVS Field Kitchen and the Red Cross First Aid Post try to restore normality after the raid . |
| 2 | Re-visit the Rescue Workers struggle to ensure all are saved , see the Tea Wagon , The WVS Field Kitchen and the Red Cross First Aid Post try to restore normality after the raid . |
| 3 | Always try to encourage growth from the base , and never let wood become old , brown and barky — that shows you are timid . |
| 4 | Sometimes — now , for instance — I look down on Tod , on John , as a mother might ( mother night ) , and try to find hope in the innocence or neutrality of his sleep So now we wake up a new man . |
| 5 | If you like bright foliage , then try to find space for the showy ornamental grass Arundinaria viridistriata with its longitudinally striped leaves in bright yellow and green . |
| 6 | Guideline 18 : Try to nip misbehaviour in the bud . |
| 7 | Finally , to conclude on a healthy note , try to avoid coffee at the end of the meal . |
| 8 | NOVELL , UNIX LABS TRY TO REASSURE JAPANESE ON THE MERGER |
| 9 | You do n't need to treat every dialogue in the same way anyway , so keep that kind of work for audio materials and try to use video for the work it is best suited for . |
| 10 | By attempting to discredit a few respected scientists in the eyes of the public they try to cast doubt upon the standing of the whole scientific community . |
| 11 | It is not about how to achieve better discipline , or make maths more interesting , or organize the filing cabinet in which you try to keep track of the GCSE coursework . |
| 12 | I try to watch Match of the Day I 'm a keen Liverpool supporter so it 's especially important when my team plays . |
| 13 | Actors go there to rest for the summer and then try to get work for the autumn when the little theatres open again . |
| 14 | Caroline Durkan , the GDA senior projects executive handling the scheme , said yesterday : ‘ It places us in an awkward position if we try to get cash from the public sector if the private sector do not see the benefits of Citywatch . ’ |
| 15 | In an atmosphere of such buoyancy the dealers are obliged to cut margins and try to survive competition from the opportunists for whom the fax boom is simply the latest in a long line of nice little short-term earners , such as double-glazing and car phones . |
| 16 | Pass any through the serpent 's coils , And try to lay claim to the spoils . |
| 17 | They usually deal with the situation in one of two ways — they patronise you and try to take control on the assumption that you must need their guidance to do a decent job ; or they undermine you by making obscene remarks and deliberately causing problems . |
| 18 | Alternatively the parents may use the child as a pawn in their battles and try to gain allegiance from the child ( Minuchin 1974 ; , Barker 1986 ) . |
| 19 | Quietly , choosing my time , I shall make my way to the Garden Tower and try to gain access to the upper chamber . ’ |