Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] try [verb] out what " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would not hate her , if she tried to sob out what would sound to them like a typical housemaid 's melodrama . |
| 2 | They could n't look more different from conventional modern sculptures — cold , remote shapes of shiny steel that clutter the entrance halls of Soho advertising agencies , while everyone tries to work out what on earth they are there for . |
| 3 | He had been back from his travels for a while , staying first in London then at Lochgair , while he tried to work out what to do with his life . |
| 4 | However , he seemed suitably penitent , so Owen left him there while he tried to work out what to do with him . |
| 5 | Fully awake now , Polly lay absolutely still , her mind racing as she tried to work out what was real and what had been part of her dream . |
| 6 | She backed away , setting the width of the desk between them as she tried to work out what to say , although she doubted that he was in the mood to listen . |
| 7 | Her hands were sore from beating against the hard wood , and she rubbed them absently as she tried to figure out what was going on . |