Example sentences of "to try [coord] [vb infin] [pron] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 're using me to try and bring him down ? ’ |
| 2 | Laidlaw knew he could be overreacting from lack of sleep — it could have been a plan to try and break him down : a voice , no face . |
| 3 | Because you 'd you could n't hold that much in your head so you have to try and break them down into little patterns of Oh it 's one of that lot or it 's one of this lot . |
| 4 | It is in fact all oil , but for trying to understand the thing it 's better to try and break it down if we can , and that 's what 's being done here . |
| 5 | So , hoisting her bag over her shoulder with an element of pride that for a brief moment made her lose sight of how important it was to try and pin him down for an interview , she made for the door . |
| 6 | So we had to get some ways to try and get something down . |
| 7 | My favourite drum sounds have always been The Glitter Band 's so I thought it was silly not to try and track them down . |
| 8 | takes over , Blackburn push it wide , at last has found some space but comes across to try and close him down , support just behind from , it 's a woeful cross from and it 's easily cleared by Shrewsbury Town right up to the centre circle , where it 's taken on the chest of Nicky . |