Example sentences of "[noun] try [to-vb] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kolchinsky noticed Philpott trying to speak and squeezed his arm reassuringly . |
| 2 | Each session must be planed ahead so that no time is wasted in the session trying to find and decide what to do . |
| 3 | If the teacher does not take the trouble to present his class with reprographic material of an acceptably high standard , his students will be unlikely to take the trouble to try to read and understand it . |
| 4 | ‘ There are all sorts of people trying to rob and cheat you , but you sound like a doctor , and you , young lady , could never get away with a crime . |
| 5 | Enforcement of prohibition was an impossible task as " speak easies " ( illegal drinking places ) mushroomed and an absurdly small force of ill-paid Federal agents tried to discover and close them down . |
| 6 | They started to fight about who had the most crayons and mother tried to intervene and tell them both off for making a noise . |