Example sentences of "he did try " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did trying to get off the drink . |
| 2 | It was like a valedictory speech , possibly the last big statement he would utter as Leader of the Opposition , the opportunity to deliver a personal justification of what he did to try and ensure that Labour 's values joined together with the popular vote to save the party from the political wilderness . |
| 3 | In foreign policy , while seldom innovative , he did try to carve out new relationships with Britain 's new European partners , especially through his close personal association with Helmut Schmidt , the West German chancellor and a fellow social democrat , as well as maintaining his contacts with the new US Democratic administration of Jimmy Carter . |
| 4 | When he did try to make some real contribution to society , it seemed that all he got for his trouble was The Prince was too sensitive , too intelligent , to play the part mapped out for him , the part that his courtiers were there to help maintain . |
| 5 | And apparently he did try . |
| 6 | He did try . |
| 7 | He did try and the punishment continued . |
| 8 | And when he did try one of his celebrated long shots , 30 yards out with not long to go , the ball — perfectly , beautifully struck — missed the far top corner by millimetres . |
| 9 | Though perhaps in his blustery way he did try to be friends with them . |
| 10 | He did try , but he could only stand on one foot . |
| 11 | Then , when my mother was so ill , he did try and sell it to get money for treatment for her . |
| 12 | In the laboratory he did undoubtedly think with his hands thoughts which he could not clearly express in words , or in the more accurate language of mathematics ( which he distrusted ) ; but he did try in his lectures to put across some of his underlying convictions . |
| 13 | He did try to give parents the right to choose a school for their children and not just accept the one that happened to be closest ; this mattered , since property values soar where schools are good . |
| 14 | He did try . |