Example sentences of "attempting [to-vb] [art] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Everything below , we were sure , was exactly as it would have appeared in centuries past-apart from one major anachronism , a bright yellow construction crane , which was attempting to plant the last monolith in the stone circle .
2 Attempting to crank the last iota of abandonment out of an intrinsically empty and mechanical experience .
3 Now he is attempting to win a third title in the middleweight division but first he must win his European title fight against the tough Dutchman John Neslo today .
4 Now he is attempting to win a third title in the middleweight division but first he must win his European title fight against the tough Dutchman John Neslo today .
5 I think that one 's saying that in order to resolve one problem , their may be unforeseen and , one hopes temporary , minor problems which emerge in consequence of attempting to resolve the first problem .
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