Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb mod] try [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 ‘ I still enjoy scoring and I 'll try to do it as much as I can from the middle .
2 Just tell me and I 'll try to get it for you . ‘
3 I would not die easily , and I would try to kill him before he could kill me .
4 At the end of the lesson you can come up to me with your questions if you have any and I shall try to help you .
5 ‘ Stay here a moment and I will try to persuade her to see you — For what it 's worth , you have my blessing , but the decision is hers , of course . ’
6 Or where do I — can I write down an address on a piece of paper and I will try to mail them from the hotel .
7 [ to PAMELA ] Own that you have been very saucy and beg my pardon and I will try to pity you , for you are a sweet girl if you had but held out and been honest .
8 ‘ Well , ’ said Helen , ‘ I do know a girl who works in the outer office there , and we do sometimes meet up for lunch and I could try to put her on to it …
9 It is therefore folly to give in to behaviour of this kind , and you should try to prevent it by being aware of the situation when it may arise and not responding as the dog demands .
10 All the people mentioned in this issue of The Red Triangle , and thousands more besides , are listed on our database — if you have lost contact with old friends or colleagues , drop the Alumni Office a line and we 'll try to reunite you !
11 So if you 've got any , send them to us and we 'll try to publish them .
12 So if you 've got any , send them to us and we 'll try to publish them .
13 Keep asking the questions , and we 'll try to answer them .
14 Let us know when you 're arriving and we 'll try to meet you .
15 But we have five games to play and we will try to win them all .
16 After all , he is competent and well liked , and we should try to retain him if possible .
17 So it 's still a pretty good wildlife area — and we must try to keep it that way .
18 They know that and they 'll try to prevent it — but we must pre-empt their every move .
19 Once Sheila was securely set towards the civil service as well , as if out of weakness or guilt Moran began courting her with vague , tentative offers ; if she were desperate to go to university they could still look into ways of how it could be managed and they would try to manage it somehow no matter how hard it was .
20 He assured me they never put dogs down and they would try to help her build up trust in humans again before finding her a home .
21 However , the so-called ‘ loner ’ would become very agitated if the other horses were taken to another paddock , and he would try to follow them .
22 But er then there was erm a desk we had big stools and poor old was trying desperately to get me to add correctly you see , and he 'd he 'd let me add and then he 'd always find there was a mistake in it and he 'd try to tell me why .
  Next page