Example sentences of "in an attempt [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tom said in an attempt to be cheerful . |
| 2 | Local employers and employees , unions and other statutory bodies were involved in this work in an attempt to be better prepared for the crisis . |
| 3 | Mr Mayor ! ’ in an attempt to be heard , and then embarked on ‘ the most elegant , the most pathetic , and the most sublime Address that was ever heard , perhaps , within the walls of that building ’ . |
| 4 | It 's certainly something of a treat to have three such delectable instruments to look at , and so in an attempt to be logical I 'll examine the T4-SB four string first , then the five and the six last . |
| 5 | His big break came when a Rolling Stone critic gave him a rave write-up and major record companies fell over themselves in an attempt to be the first to sign this new blues sensation . |
| 6 | Joseph is instructed to escape to Egypt where they will be safe from Herod , who intends to kill all boys who are two years old and under , in an attempt to be rid of this new so-called king . |
| 7 | I offer one or two possible explanations in an attempt to be generous to the Government . |
| 8 | In an attempt to be seen to be making every effort to avert war , Bush had proposed on Jan. 3 that Baker and Aziz should meet in Geneva . |