Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] attempting [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is essential that you check that this has been done before attempting to start the engine , otherwise a nasty accident could result . |
| 2 | The 20-year-old single woman , who had been accused of attempting to murder the baby on 25 November last year , admitted the reduced charge . |
| 3 | The Hindu report infuriated the opposition in parliament and there were renewed demands for the resignation of Mr Gandhi , who has repeatedly been accused of attempting to cover up the scandal . |
| 4 | One anthropologist who has been noted for attempting to retain a balance between objectivist and subjectivist analysis is Pierre Bourdieu . |
| 5 | In order to provide the designer with such a tool that can be used during the early conceptual stage , effort has been concentrated on attempting to use an existing CAD system to synthesize the motion of mechanism trains . |
| 6 | On Dec. 29 Strasser was cited on national radio as saying that a group of soldiers , ex-officers and civilians had been arrested after attempting to seize power the previous day . |
| 7 | What , if any , further research needs to be undertaken before attempting to export to the USA ? |
| 8 | This can be done by attempting to read the module out of LIFESPAN . |
| 9 | This can be done by attempting to read the module out of LIFESPAN . |
| 10 | This may be demonstrated by attempting to translate it into French or German . |
| 11 | Caution should be exercised in attempting to generalise too widely from the conclusions developed here , because of international differences in definition , content , and use , of the research thesis . |
| 12 | No useful purpose would be served by attempting to set out here an exhaustive list of items that have been held to be an admissible claim for damages . |
| 13 | There is nothing to be gained by attempting to force parents into accepting definitions of problems which they do not recognise as important or relevant , despite what you as a professional may think . |
| 14 | Why visit the gardens or the pagodas of Suzhou , when much more can be gained by attempting to buy a 1950s style mannequin . |
| 15 | Great care should be taken before attempting to drain the water out of this type of system — the boiler must be let out first . |
| 16 | Again , a person charged with attempted larceny can not be convicted of attempting to obtain by false pretences ( Rex v. Gallagher ( 1929 ) 21 Cr.App.R. 172 ) . |
| 17 | Islington 's provision is better than most , yet the Director of Social Services , John Rea Price , feels Islington has been penalised for attempting to carry out the Government 's own directives on community care . |
| 18 | During the past twenty years , however , ‘ fascism ’ has become the object of rigorous academic analysis , with the result that much effort has been expended in attempting to establish whether or not the label is appropriate in the Spanish case . |
| 19 | They were accused of attempting to bribe opponents into losing so their chairman would win an election the following day ; illegal signing-on payments were made ; they were accused of ‘ trafficking in players ’ ; their books never tallied , and they seemed constantly on the verge of bankruptcy and relegation . |
| 20 | Sean Patrick Adams , 30 , and Anthony Gillen , 27 , were accused of attempting to murder members of the security forces in west Belfast , and of possessing an AK 47 rifle and ammunition with intent to endanger life . |
| 21 | In the second trial , the brothers — Martin , George and Henry — were accused of attempting to murder Mr Thompson and of killing his mother-in-law with a car bomb . |
| 22 | Figures released this week show that in the year to April 1 , people here were prosecuted for attempting to dupe the Social Security Agency — a seven per cent increase over the previous year . |
| 23 | Mark Piller , 22 , of Bailey Bridge Road is accused of attempting to murder Colin Cornelius , a 36-year-old man from a different address in the same road . |
| 24 | Darren Nichol is accused of attempting to murder coast-to- coast walker Josephine Chandler as she hiked through Catterick Bridge , North Yorkshire . |
| 25 | She is accused of attempting to murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Katie Phillips , Becky 's twin , Kayley Desmond , 14 months , Paul Crampton , four months , Henry Chan , two , Christopher Peasgood , eight weeks , Christopher King , five weeks , Patrick Elstone , seven weeks , Bradley Gibson , five , Michael Davidson , six , Dorothy Lowe , 73 , and Jonathan Jobson , 15 . |
| 26 | James Baker , 32 , of Rushyford Avenue , Roseworth , Stockton , is accused of attempting to rape the girl . |
| 27 | Together with Mark Evans from Staunton in Gloucestershire and his lover , Sheila Stroud , also from Staunton , he 's charged with attempting to murder Pauline Leyshon and her boyfriend , Ivor Stokle … both from Gloucester . |
| 28 | Ian Scott , 28 , of North Road , Sadberge , is charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice . |
| 29 | Prime Minister Felipe González was criticized for attempting to conceal the level of Spanish involvement in the war . |
| 30 | Fernandes was accused of attempting to extort US$15,000,000 from the UNITA leadership . |