Example sentences of "tried [verb] about the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sturdily independent high tech sector had naught for the comfort of either major party in the run-up to today 's by-election in Newbury , Berkshire when the big guns from party headquarters showed up for photocalls during the build-up : Labour chose Vodafone Group Plc and tried to commiserate about the recession , only to be told that business had been going gangbusters for several months , the Tories went looking for green shoots at Micro Focus Plc , only to be told that the UK market was flat on its back , and that it was only foreign sales that were keeping the old Coboller busy . |
| 2 | And because I loved him , and he was unhappy , I tried to forget about the sea . |
| 3 | He tried to think about the Wall . |
| 4 | Then she sat at her bureau and put her hands to her flaming cheeks and tried to think about the hens , the sea , the possibility of buying a pig , something , anything , rather than the likelihood of not being painted by Michael Swinton . |
| 5 | I tried to explain about the break-ins , the gangs , the violence but he was adamant . |
| 6 | I tried to enquire about the uncle and the boats . |