Example sentences of "[conj] try [to-vb] [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Only occasionally did the bubble burst , and he flashed anger at someone who argued back or tried to speak out of turn . |
| 2 | Avoid , dilute or try to cut down on liquids or foods which aggravate your Cystitis , such as alcohol , strong tea , coffee , fruit juices or highly spiced dishes . |
| 3 | The SEC filing indicates Michels , whose SCO shares would be worth around $51.1m with the offering , is receiving $16,667 a month in salary until June 1994 , a total of $300,000 , provided he does n't work for a competitor or try to get back on SCO 's board and $3,000 a month for expenses . |
| 4 | The Commission filing indicates that Michels , whose Santa Cruz shares would be worth around $51.1m with the offering , is receiving $16,667 a month in salary until June 1994 , a total of $300,000 , provided he does n't work for a competitor or try to get back on Santa Cruz 's board , and $3,000 a month for expenses . |
| 5 | Choosing an all-in package also means that you wo n't have to worry about finding accommodation once you get there , or trying to book somewhere from home . |
| 6 | With a shrug , Melissa left the office , fetched notebooks and a writing-pad from her car , and tried to settle down to work . |
| 7 | Everybody screamed and tried to get out of range . |
| 8 | Anne still met John Redmond occasionally , and tried to keep up with world affairs so that she could hold her own when talking to him . |
| 9 | In two days ' time we reached Pakoku where many of the Anglo-Burmans begged me to disembark and try to walk out of Burma with them , but Rachel was still very sick and I said I would go on to Mandalay and hope to find a doctor there . |
| 10 | Do more circuit planning flights with the last five hundred feet of the altimeter covered and try to guess ahead of time what the height and position will be ( not in feet , but in terms of very high , about right , or rather low ) . |
| 11 | Then , his expression quite impassive , he dug a hand into a trouser pocket and carefully , as if trying to hold fast to quick-silver , brought up a fistful of small change . |
| 12 | Not content with damning Churchill for causing the Dardanelles disaster , attempting to stifle Bolshevism at birth , returning to the Gold Standard and trying to hold on to India , John Charmley faults him for opposing appeasement . |
| 13 | Opting out of hospitals of the N H S , opting skills out of L M S and trying to opt out of Europe . |
| 14 | Opting out of schools , opting out of the N H S and trying to opt out of Europe , but what you forgot is that your leader signed a document that says you ca n't opt out of Europe . |
| 15 | When older people think of the past they are not just taking stock of their lives but trying to decide what to do with the time that they have left , and trying to do so in relation to concluding or making sense of what has gone before . |
| 16 | about the Olympic champion , he 'll be in Rome , he 'll be ready for the World Championships , I think he 's had an easy summer so far , but we 've got the likes of Sergio Lopez who 's just taken my European record away , there 's two Americans ; Kirl Stattel and Mike Barryman who 've just gone under the old World Record , so there 's perhaps a dozen of us that are really shouting and trying to get up to number one position . |