Example sentences of "attempt [to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here males attempt to acquire harems on the move rather than on topographically defended areas . |
| 2 | The methods by which MPs attempt to influence ministers from the floor of the House are by their speeches in major debates on government business , by calling for emergency debates under Standing Order No. 20 , by the use of ten-minute rule bills , private members ' bills and motions , adjournment debates , question time and abstention or cross-voting in divisions . |
| 3 | The following tables attempt to show correlations between the researcher 's university and the journal which first publishes his or her research . |
| 4 | The following tables attempt to show correlations between the researcher 's university and the journal which first publishes his or her research . |
| 5 | Intensive intermediate treatment programmes , for example , typically attempt to confront offenders with the consequences and social unacceptability of their offending in the hope that they will decide to change their attitudes towards offending . |