Example sentences of "try and [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I tried so hard , you see , to give him extra attention — extra love — to try and make up for the loss of Maman . |
| 2 | It is rarely useful to try and adjust fully to the time-zone transition before the journey , since this will interrupt your life-style too much . |
| 3 | The Somme dragged on through July , a futile and terrible battle of attrition that cost hundreds of thousands of lives , through Aubers Ridge , Delville Wood , where the Cameronians had a section of trench they called Buchanan Street , and into a dreadful September , when Haig decided to try and break through on the Somme with a secret weapon , the tank . |
| 4 | Yes I was going to say about to try and start later in the morning if that would suit people . |
| 5 | And three or four of them like this , they have to try and come up with the the right solution . |
| 6 | Got to try and come up with the rest of them that 's how they done it , a couple of days after somebody re-enact that again . |
| 7 | The sounds produced by this rack are certainly impressive , although I must say that to try and get away from the overall processed sound was almost impossible . |
| 8 | Whenever I turn to try and get out of the cage , someone is offended or upset , says I 'm defying them or humiliating them . |
| 9 | Bearing in mind that there 's something like forty companies chasing about eighteen percent of this market , do you honestly feel that your advertising revenue is going to go down as quickly as feel if you want to try and keep ahead of the the pack and keep up with the leaders . |
| 10 | It will do you no good to try and keep away from the hub of activity and hope that by making no impression you will not make a bad impression . |
| 11 | Their job is to try and keep up with the train on nearby roads and hopefully help catch the faster of the trespassers fleeing from their colleagues on the trackside . |
| 12 | Right , I 'll , what I 'll do I 'll try and pick up on the local electrician or something . |
| 13 | If this is the sort of crap I sign when I am canned I really must try and get back on the wagon . |
| 14 | All I can do is try and get back in the side . ’ |
| 15 | So there I am , during this rather romantic conversation , toying with the little hairs in it 's ears , not knowing whether I should try and get in through the snout or what — but it had a happy ending . |
| 16 | I really expect to get back in three or four days and I will try and hang on to the holiday . |
| 17 | If you will be moving up to Guides soon , why not try and find out about the Company you will be joining ? |
| 18 | Loreto did try and come back into the game , but they relied on the breakaway too much with Barnwell and O'Neill always on their own , and lacking the support necessary to cause problems for Portadown . |
| 19 | Do , do , do , do try and come home for the season . |
| 20 | They heard the car start at the third try and roar jerkily up the track behind the boathouse , leaving a faint cloud of blue smoke drifting around the corner . |
| 21 | That 's why I try and stay away from the throttle in the middle of the corner when you 've got max pressure on the tyres . |
| 22 | I 'm not going to lose my head and try and rush out at the first chance . |