Example sentences of "try to be [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the years I suppose I 've become known as a dotty naturalist but I try to be rational and I think it 's a pity the Greens are n't more practical . |
| 2 | However , the AIB inspectors always try to be helpful and provide the coroner with the basic information he needs to establish the cause of death , but nonetheless , they sometimes get little thanks for the efforts they make to assist the coroner and sometimes they are treated in a rather off-hand manner . |
| 3 | We really try to be clean-cut and poppy , but it does n't work — we f— up somewhere . |
| 4 | I do n't want him to worry , so I try to be bright and keep going . ’ |
| 5 | I do n't know who they are — famous men , dead and living , who 've fought for the right things and created and painted in the right way , and unfamous people I know who do n't lie about things , who try not to be lazy , who try to be human and intelligent . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought ‘ You must be very calm , you must not antagonise your aggressor , just try to be calm and keep sensible , and always think what you are saying before you say it ’ , ’ said Lizzie , of Oxford , who bears a striking resemblance to her sister . |
| 7 | 9 Try to be fair and show equal interests in all your students , not just your favourites or those who make life easier by usually getting the answer right first time . |
| 8 | Try to be natural and Objective . |