Example sentences of "i [vb base] try [to-vb] [is] " in BNC.

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1 what I 've tried to do is not to and we 've had the money , is to buy one in each set cos we have n't got the money to buy full sets , thirty books is a joke !
2 What I have tried to do is to highlight the changes of greatest significance to a wider audience ; preparers and auditors of building society accounts will need to refer to the 1992 regulations themselves for a comprehensive assessment of all the changes .
3 The position I have tried to adopt is that whilst the atheist must demand clarity , the theist can argue that the nature of his or her task necessitates a use of language that is bound to be criticised as unusual , although it can not be allowed to be contradictory .
4 But what I have tried to show is that a theist could actually claim to be abiding by the Verification Principle when making statements about God .
5 What I have tried to show is that exposure to these arguments may represent the will of a God who often desires more of a risk and venture in the faith of His creatures than they are willing to undertake .
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