Example sentences of "[coord] tried for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1945 he was arrested by the new government and tried for collaborating . |
| 2 | In conclusion , I 'd like to warn Ben that the Plage route at Buoux is n't his project , but one which was undertaken and tried for the first time by Le Menestrel , and that he has no particular rights over it . |
| 3 | For example , I recently came across the word ‘ homerun ’ and tried for several seconds to read it as ‘ homer-un ’ , until I saw the correct morpheme structure . |
| 4 | A new Gang of Four ( or five or six ) headed by Li Peng would be arrested and tried for crimes against the people . |
| 5 | She contrasted this unfavourably with the simple needs of the Masai and tried for a while to live on their diet of milk and maize meal . |
| 6 | I 'd rather Lesley had had an abortion and tried for a kid when we were married . |
| 7 | I closed my eyes to shut out the glow from the cloverleaf window and tried for sleep . |
| 8 | He was arrested and tried for the first time in April 1916 . |
| 9 | He was shot in the thigh while trying to avoid arrest at the Danish frontier in May 1945 , and tried for treason in London in September . |
| 10 | Yet I tried and tried for over a week thinking I ought to for his sake . |
| 11 | Robert clasped his hands behind his back and tried for a light , bantering tone . |