Example sentences of "attempt to [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would have like to see some attempt to error-trap the data input routine , but help with record location is good and editing is easy , so reliance on the good sense of the computer operator should be a feasible proposition . |
| 2 | A misguided attempt to bombard the Castle with rocks conveyed by magically controlled Wyverns failed spectacularly in 1513 , while demonstrating the accuracy and numbers of the undead archers within the towers of the Castle . |
| 3 | Right , and stem the bleeding if you can see where it 's coming from attempt to stem the bleeding , bung the hole up , okay ? |
| 4 | This was Watson 's first known attempt to short-circuit the information filters that build up as organisations get larger . |
| 5 | Having proved he can hurt everyone , Clinton then has to do the Democrat thing , and attempt to fine-tune the economy . |
| 6 | Biya had announced the holding of the elections , originally scheduled to take place in March 1993 , in early September , in a move regarded by many observers as an attempt to wrong-foot the opposition . |
| 7 | In the silence , Uncle Anwar , Oscar Wilde himself , made three attempts to jump-start the conversation , all attempts stalling . |
| 8 | Three attempts to census the total population have been made after the breeding season , in July 1953 , January 1967 and 1968 , and July 1971 . |
| 9 | Although this certainly coincided with attempts to breakdown the work process , matters were bound to be more complicated in such an unequivocally skilled trade . |