Example sentences of "'s [noun] when [pers pn] try [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only do we not usually think of Snell 's law when we try to net a fish or tickle a trout , but we could not use it to help us do so even if we did . |
| 2 | Newcomen came up against Savery 's work when he tried to exploit his steam engines . |
| 3 | We did all right until we got to the last bit and I got my foot caught in Otley 's pocket when he tried to bend down , he fell and flung me over his head knocking my wig skew-whiff . |
| 4 | The weekly-paid Greater Glasgow Health Board employees first discovered the bank 's mistake when they tried to withdraw money from cash machines . |
| 5 | The chow-chow sank his teeth into Ravi Bhatiasevi 's arm when he tried to stop him fighting another dog . |