Example sentences of "for trying [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are no good for trying to implant a second time because the wood is a year older and much less likely to ‘ take ’ . |
| 2 | AIDS victim Alberto Gonzalez , 28 , got five years jail yesterday for trying to murder a girl of 17 by unsafe sex . |
| 3 | Smyth — on the run for nine years — was jailed for 20 years in 1978 for trying to murder a prison officer . |
| 4 | If people do not pay the Council will have to borrow money at current high interest rates to pay its bills ( including bills for trying to collect the tax ) and that can only mean higher poll tax bills next year . |
| 5 | British Nuclear Fuels has been criticised for trying to conclude a deal with South Korea , a country which President Bush has named as increasing the proliferation risk . |
| 6 | Contempt writs have been served against the Home Secretary and his predecessor Kenneth Clarke for trying to deport the legal guardian of six Nottingham children who were prohibited from leaving the country . |
| 7 | Contempt writs have been served against the Home Secretary and his predecessor Kenneth Clarke for trying to deport the legal guardian of six Nottingham children who were prohibited from leaving the country . |
| 8 | Tanjug had alleged on Dec. 16 that four brothers who were members of Albania 's ethnic-Greek minority had been tortured and killed in October 1989 for trying to flee the country . |
| 9 | On Dec. 22 , 1989 , a senior West German official announced that 28 West German secret agents and 90 political prisoners ( mostly imprisoned for trying to flee the country ) had been released from East German prisons and sent to West Germany in exchange for the release of two former senior West German government secretaries , Elke Falk [ see p. 36046 ] and Margret Hocke , who had " spied for love " , and two East German agents . |
| 10 | In terms of Renaissance drama this has enormous implications for trying to argue the drama as a representative cultural form . |
| 11 | The National Gallery has also been criticised for trying to insure the entire exhibition with the help of an indemnity reserved for foreign loans . |
| 12 | There is often much to be said for trying to sort the matter out by pursuing your rights under your company 's grievance procedure . |
| 13 | I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for trying to answer the question , but can he improve on that answer and tell the House clearly whether a Labour Government would or would not have the fourth boat ? |
| 14 | Is not it an example of what is wrong with the country that the Prime Minister was promoted for trying to reinvent the Lady Bountiful in his first major act as Minister in 1988 ? |
| 15 | Sarah was watching the chimneysweeps with a rapt expression , and holding the hands of two small boys , while one a bit older had to be reprimanded for trying to climb a tree . |
| 16 | So much for trying to make a science out of commonsense ! |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't blame them for trying to make a bit of cash , but it gets ridiculous when they insult you for refusing to pay for something you did n't want doing , ’ fumes Mel , 39 . |
| 18 | That was their reward for trying to keep the bombers away from London , away from people like you , Mama ! ’ |
| 19 | The President had good reason for trying to reform the Supreme Court . |
| 20 | It is in fact all oil , but for trying to understand the thing it 's better to try and break it down if we can , and that 's what 's being done here . |
| 21 | A COUSIN of Prince Charles was pulled over by police yesterday for trying to dodge a queue of traffic on a motorway slip road . |
| 22 | If there is no machinery for trying to limit the length of sentence , Rangers will need to trust in the fairness of the committee members . |
| 23 | She felt very tired suddenly , and angry with him for trying to find a weak spot . |
| 24 | He should have been given a medal for trying to catch a car vandal . |
| 25 | Richard Branson 's airline blamed the breakdown on BA for trying to impose a ‘ gagging clause ’ in an agreement which would have seen BA pay £9 million in compensation to Virgin . |
| 26 | In late May a number of Hun Sen 's reformist allies ( including Transport Minister Ung Phan ) were arrested , apparently for trying to establish a rival political party . |