Example sentences of "it was [art] [noun sg] try " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could barely see ten yards because of the glare , and it was no use trying to look far ahead . |
| 2 | It was no use trying a friendly smile because you immediately developed a long line of followers and felt like a comet with a tail . |
| 3 | It was no use trying to resolve anything over the phone , though . |
| 4 | On the train journey , it came up somewhere near the Prestonpans Power Station , but it was no use trying to mention that . ] |
| 5 | Celia realised it was no use trying to persuade Mrs Bennett otherwise . |
| 6 | If she were him she would want to , but she knew now that it was no use trying to put herself in his place . |
| 7 | She was such a stranger to herself now ; it was no use trying to understand anything she did . |
| 8 | His companion , who 'd attempted to interrupt before , successfully did so now : it was no use trying to have a conversation with him because his deaf-aid had fallen to pieces . |
| 9 | Whether Dr Neil had noticed her hesitation or not , he said to the little woman — ignoring both Sally-Anne 's anger over his cruelty , and her thanks — which just went to show , she thought crossly , that it was no use trying to placate the unpleasant creatures — ‘ Matey , you will make us all a hot pot of tea , strong and sweet . |
| 10 | It was no use trying to borrow one — Ana was much smaller , nowhere near to Maggie 's slender height . |
| 11 | I know that the Arts Centre , which I was very much involved with in erm Berkshire in Southfield Park , it , too , was situated slightly out of the centre of the town , with large ground area around it and it was a problem trying to work out how to capitalize on that considerable asset . |
| 12 | ‘ It was a nightmare trying to unravel who had which rights , ’ she says . |
| 13 | He could n't see that of course poor Jean-Louis liked me , of course he was sexually attracted , but there was this other thing , it was n't really shyness , it was a determination to try to be a priest and to live in the world . |
| 14 | ‘ It was a mistake to try to go too fast , ’ says one of the founders , Richard Collings . |
| 15 | It was an opportunity to try again . ’ |