Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [conj] it [is] not " in BNC.

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1 And this time no one will even try to pretend that it is n't murder . ’
2 ‘ You must try to understand that it is n't a message , as such .
3 It is clear that the Soviet economy is at an impasse , but we have tried to suggest that it is not at the abyss .
4 It is such an amateurish effort that it is little wonder the Government has tried to ensure that it is not widely available .
5 He finds it difficult , some times impossible , to make any change of direction in Government without trying to explain that it is not really a change at all and certainly not a change that Lady Thatcher would not personally have approved .
6 yeah because the person er who 's job it is to deal with the sulks for want of a better phrase there is not is preferring not to tackle the issue because as far as she 's concerned it 's not affecting the efficiency of the office , that 's what I 'm trying to say and it 's not , in fact it 's added to the efficiency of the office if anything .
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