Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes they can be given a lump of clay that is too heavy for them to lift and they will gain new experiences as they try to mould or divide it into pieces of a manageable size . |
| 2 | Go on , try to twist and buckle it with your bare hands . |
| 3 | If anyone older than you , even someone you know , tries to kiss or touch you in a way you do n't like or that confuses you , or which they say is supposed to be a secret , say NO in a very loud voice . |
| 4 | He had inched his way to the dark bathroom , and stood slumped over the sink , feeling lost , depersonalized , and trying to soothe or tether himself with the running water . |
| 5 | This ( almost certainly unintended ) result is a consequence of the writer relying on other people to state ideas rather than trying to understand and restate them in her or his own voice . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm trying to decide if reducing it to four is a silver lining , ’ said Amiss . |
| 7 | How many times have you heard somebody trying to convince and influence you on something , and they 're using negative words . |