Example sentences of "say [that] [pron] have try [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Officials say that they have tried to keep any disturbance to a minimum by limiting the closures to Sundays only . |
2 | This time it was Travis , a worried Travis , saying that he 'd tried to ring Rosemary , but was getting no reply . |
3 | Once on the first aerodrome , Brueckner stopped and made some excuse about engine problems , saying that he had to try to get a key for the toolbox . |
4 | He said that he had tried to arrange matters with Lloyd George about the War Committee all day , but was unable to . |
5 | He did say that he 'd tried to ring before I got back from lunch but I 'm not one hundred percent certain . |