Example sentences of "[verb] try [coord] " in BNC.

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1 Um and also it may be possible to y'know you may want to start out by showing people some stuff and trying to get them to talk about it so you you understand the sort of language concepts , repertoires , or whatever you want to call them , that people are actually using to try try and work out some more formal questions from that and move on to a questionnaire type thing y'know I mean that 's a possibility .
2 Now you 'll recall I said that we will we will try and isolate try and isolate throughout the afternoon those things which are going to be useful to you .
3 I 'm not saying getting all dressed solves the problem , but as bank managers are human , it does make 'em that much more willing to help try and solve it .
4 You 've got ta try try and work out what you 're er what you actually are .
5 What we try do and is actually sort of focus in on the branches so that so , to try and get try and get all the strains together .
6 I did try but you were engaged . "
7 I did try and help her about how to run a war because it 's such a long time since anybody 's run a war — I mean the technical methods of running a war — which she did very well .
8 He did try and the punishment continued .
9 They did try and imply that I went to the toilet for some sexual activity with the lead singer of Suede , which is a bit boring , and something that I 'd probably wish for more than think was nasty
10 Erm did try and erm use it when I first rang Margaret ,
11 Then , when my mother was so ill , he did try and sell it to get money for treatment for her .
12 ‘ I did try and warn you , Chief Inspector .
13 Loreto did try and upset Portadown 's rhythm with some blatant stick tackling , but both umpires were in no mood to take any nonsense and carded two of the Dubliners .
14 Loreto did try and come back into the game , but they relied on the breakaway too much with Barnwell and O'Neill always on their own , and lacking the support necessary to cause problems for Portadown .
15 It would be very it would be very considerate if you did try and answer a little bit briefer alright ?
16 I mean , I did try and and make a male and female split all the way round , on the basis that all team male and all female team done it earlier .
17 We did try and get in touch with him .
18 Erm and again I put erm things about putting details in the post although you , although you did try and overcome that one erm but you , you just could n't , you could n't get Steven to realize the benefit of you actually going round with the illustrations rather than you just sending it and you needed to get , to get the appointment out of him rather than because if he got the illustrations in the post he may never read them .
19 Erm you did try and pick up , I think you realized that er you had n't done your ref er your referrals properly at the beginning and you actually came back to it erm at the end erm trying to pick up on where you left off and erm Martin was very non-committal at that point .
20 Because what they did try and do is buy the catholic club did n't they ?
21 Well we did try and mend it several times , but he 's
22 I did try and move because of what you said
23 I did try and find the , the microphone that went with daddy 's old tape recorder , the one that David broke to see if that would fit on .
24 And I did try and sit on one of them .
25 They did bring out Times Small Ads and I did try and do a Bible in it but it did n't work .
26 Do try and be kind . ’
27 Do try and get his legs right he 's supposed to be in Germany .
28 I feel that sometimes I do try to play God when I do try and keep people alive beyond reasonable times .
29 I do try and write guitar lines that could virtually be melodies for a vocal .
30 ‘ And do try and appear really keen , Perdita , ’ advised Sukey .
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