Example sentences of "tried [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's hilly and covered in forest , and the going wo n't be easy , but not nearly as difficult as if we tried to go south over the mountains . |
| 2 | Mr Douglas said : ‘ Mr Jackson would have taken the car back from Mr Ross or alternatively tried to arrange compensation for the mistake . |
| 3 | General Noriega tried to isolate opposition within the military after a similar coup attempt last year by promoting loyal officers to the important Strategic Military Council and General Staff , and retiring those thought to be less enthusiastic in their support of him . |
| 4 | Then he watched a video and tried to set fire to the house before going back to Bath . |
| 5 | At that same January meeting , Maritz tried to sell Sun on the notion of porting Windows NT to its Sparc RISC . |
| 6 | At that same January meeting , Apritz tried to sell Sun on the notion of putting Windows NT onto its Sparc RISC . |
| 7 | Then , the GLC , appalled at the waste and dereliction of this gigantic site in the heart of London , declared the place an ‘ Action Area ’ and tried to inspire development from the top down . |
| 8 | He tried to slap Killion on the shoulder and missed , and ended up on the floor . |
| 9 | I tried to do research on the 1950s but it was quite hard to find general information about the day-to-day lives of 1950s teenagers . |
| 10 | After a short persuit through the city streets the driver tried to dodge traffic at the Barton Gates junction on Eastgate street . |
| 11 | George Graham was amazed , too , after seeing another high-octane Arsenal performance lack only the finishing touch against a weakened Coventry side who manfully tried to keep pace with the champions . |
| 12 | We tried to keep track of the number of taps and translate them into words . |
| 13 | The Bretton Woods arrangements tried to ensure cooperation in the international monetary system , not only through the institutional arrangements for the operation of the IMF but also through the widespread acceptance of certain rules of conduct . |
| 14 | As he tried to grab hold of the beautifully-lit see-through material held by the other men in the show , he called out , ‘ Give me a bit ! |
| 15 | Conker hurried to begin with , gregarious as usual , then he slowed and tried to snatch grass from the hedgerows , the long stalks of cow parsley dangling from his mouth . |
| 16 | Mr Edgar tried to get hold of the key , but she threw it quickly into the hottest part of the fire . |
| 17 | Yes , said his critics , but it was a different story if anyone tried to get access to the information behind those methods . |
| 18 | Soon after the Persian Wars , as we saw on p. 23 , King Leotychidas of Sparta led an expedition to Thessaly , and ended the tageia of the Aleuads ; at about the same time , Plutarch says , there was a Greek , perhaps a Spartan , fleet at Pagasai , whose strategic importance we have just noticed , and the Spartans tried to get control of the Amphictyony ( see p. 33 ; Plut . |
| 19 | They tried to ascertain news of the tsar and his family , but to no avail . |
| 20 | He tried to export revolution to the rest of Latin America , while Leonid Brezhnev preferred to deal with established governments . |
| 21 | The previous Congress Party government tried to lay part of the blame on Pakistan , saying that Khalistan terrorists had been trained and armed across the frontier . |
| 22 | The previous Congress Party government tried to lay part of the blame on Pakistan , saying that Khalistan terrorists had been trained and armed across the frontier . |
| 23 | and he was soaked , he actually had tried first then he went round the back , the back door was closed so he tried to take shelter under the oil tank |
| 24 | We have been living in exciting times and it has needed a strong hand to keep order in the town , where all the disorderly elements tried to take advantage of the situation . |
| 25 | ‘ Your partner probably recognised you as the innocent you are — and tried to take advantage of the fact . |
| 26 | Four people were killed in Glina in several days of fighting which began on June 26 when Serbs tried to take control of the police station . |
| 27 | In London , the Tory lord mayor tried to stop work on the construction of a Catholic chapel in Lime Street , and when the eventual opening of the chapel provoked rioting , he was reluctant to take action to suppress the disorders . |
| 28 | I tried to make conversation with the three silent people round the table . |
| 29 | Isabel stood as though chained to the floor , her heart galloping out of control like a runaway steed as she tried to make sense of the unholy din . |
| 30 | Then , as Fabia tried to make sense of the menu written in Czech , he looked across to ask , ‘ What would you like ? ’ |