Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [pers pn] [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The video will try to help them understand the misery they cause and what they should do to avoid being tempted down that road .
2 ‘ Alex felt that if I selected him for the Poland game , he should play and try to help us get the result before announcing his retirement , and that was Bryan 's intention . ’
3 Aloud , she said , ‘ Did n't you try to persuade him to call the police ? ’
4 I will try to ensure you receive a copy of both reports when they become available .
5 I 'd called it that all my life so why should they try to force me to change the way I speak my own language ?
6 She walked down Chestnut Drive , and as she picked a leaf off a privet hedge here , and ran her hand along a row of railings there , she thought that it was not so bad after all , and that she would tell them about it : they always said , when accused of indifference , that they were interested , so she would jolly well try to make them show a bit of their interest .
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