Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] try [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hypnosis and electroconvulsive therapy were tried but had no effect , and he became heavily dependent on tranquillizers . |
| 2 | The aim of this research is to try and fill the gap . |
| 3 | An alternative is to try and utilise the participating adults as observers who might subsequently be able to provide sufficient contextual detail to support interpretations of the transcribed speech . |
| 4 | we 're asking for public help in telling us where the travellers are gathering , especially on common or open landThe familiar police tactic is to try and keep the travellers in small groups by continually moving them away from the others . |
| 5 | And the main thrust of our campaign was to try and get the D , to get the D H S S to accept that as an entity , as a tower block , was hard to heat , so that the tenants would automatically get it . |
| 6 | My job is to try and destroy the tumour without removing the eye , saving the sight and the quality of life of the patient . |
| 7 | To cure spin out the aim is to try and spread the sideways force of the sail along the rails of the board , rather than it being concentrated on the straining skeg . |
| 8 | His first move was to try and persuade the council to agree to the execution of the imprisoned Rivers and Grey on the grounds that their alleged plan to murder him constituted treason . |
| 9 | His first move was to try and persuade the council to agree to the execution of the imprisoned Rivers and Grey on the grounds that their alleged plan to murder him constituted treason . |
| 10 | Well we 're the study seminars can take place either at Sussex or overseas , and in fact our present policy is to try and increase the number that actually take place in the Third World , because we feel that that has a number of advantages . |
| 11 | No I do n't think so , but I mean I think on the whole that the pop the admin the erm Clinton Administrations Policy is to try and encourage the development of nat the use of natural gas , it 's environmentally er more acceptable and so I do n't see any particular erm direct threat this year . |
| 12 | The idea behind this policy was to try and expand the software and services side of ICL 's business , which has now grown to £600m a year . |
| 13 | The next stop is to try and determine the best arrangement of the components on the board , and it often helps if at least the major parts ( large transformers , relays etc. ) are to hand so that the designer can visualise the arrangement of the components . |
| 14 | One of her missions in life was to try and instil an Oxford accent into small boys who had a pronounced Wiltshire one . |
| 15 | The fatal thing is to try and follow the sort of gradual schedule you would with a much older child . |
| 16 | There are innumerable instances of bands signing large deals to major record companies only to find that the aim of the record company is to try and push the band in a totally unsuitable direction . |
| 17 | The basic idea is to try and form the nucleus of England 's test team , and with the players in their teenage years . |
| 18 | The idea is to try and develop a steady build up of air play before the record is released so that on the week of release there is a good demand for the record and this reflects in your chart position . |
| 19 | Ultimately , the best solution is to try and defeat the cat 's damaging ways by using understanding and intelligence rather than foul-smelling chemicals . |