Example sentences of "[conj] try [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Julia 's pain seemed to have left her , and she lay seeming to drift in and out of sleep or unconsciousness , Anne could never be sure which , as she sat beside her , wiping her face , or tried to feed her with beef tea from a feeding cup . |
| 2 | She , on her side , had always the sisterly feeling of wanting to ‘ thump ’ anyone who exploited me or tried to do me down . |
| 3 | But if they disobeyed or tried to escape they would be shot out of hand . |
| 4 | Some companies have sought mergers , others have sold off their defence factories or tried to convert them to other work ; some have simply shut them down . |
| 5 | He did n't speak or try to touch her . |
| 6 | Or try to use it , but it 's still |
| 7 | What can happen when the majority forget this , or try to deny it , can be seen today in Northern Ireland . |
| 8 | ‘ You mean if I got kind of aroused right now , I should n't fight it or flounder , or try to control it , but just be it . ’ |
| 9 | More generally Pazzi 's introduction calls down fire and brimstone on those who damage works of art or try to appropriate them for their own collections . |
| 10 | We must learn to see our anxiety symptoms as signals that we are under stress and learn to cope with and control these signals through our efforts and not simply mask or try to ignore them with tranquillizers . |
| 11 | She did n't answer him , or try to goad him any further . |
| 12 | Sandison did not even bother to check his pulse or try to revive him . |
| 13 | Sneha , ( not her real name ) an Asian girl of eighteen living with her family near Birmingham , wrote me a long letter , but with the strict proviso that I did n't ring her at home or try to contact her at all . |
| 14 | You almost never find all the symptoms of the case in a remedy picture and you will never find all the symptoms of a remedy in the disease picture of the case , so do not look for it or try to fit it all in . |
| 15 | Never keep callers waiting while you look for information or try to transfer them , etc. , without explaining what you are doing and giving them a chance to call back if they are in a hurry or if they are calling long-distance . |
| 16 | Or try to read it . |
| 17 | The buyer has two courses open to him — he can live with the foxing or try to have it removed . |
| 18 | You will probably find that much of what they offer is excellent , but that something is missing ; certain aspects of movement are neglected — it is thought necessary to know about them or try to communicate them through teaching . |
| 19 | Government troops are digging deep defences at Asmara and there is no doubt that , should the peace talks fail , the EPLF will resume fighting and attack it , or try to cut it off . |
| 20 | ‘ I know it sounds awful but I felt she would criticise what I did and how I looked or try to organise me . |
| 21 | ‘ It gets a bit harder with children my age because they lose interest quicker or try to catch you out . |
| 22 | But as the week wore on and Damian made no attempt to see her at night , spend time with her or try to kiss her , she realised he was seeing Domino in the dark , humid hours when Rachel sat alone at home , tortured by jealousy , consumed with it , imagining them together and burning with impotent rage . |
| 23 | If I had screamed or tried to escape he would have battered me to death . |
| 24 | Tell a grown-up you trust if anyone frightens you or tries to touch you in a way which makes you feel unsafe . |
| 25 | Of course , you must make sure you protect the baby from a toddler who pinches or slaps or tries to tip her out of the pram when your back is turned . |
| 26 | There was the drugs problem where Trying to put me er social hat on , of people there on valium e and other drugs which were floating ground and kids were getting hold of these drugs from their parents . |
| 27 | One of the cloaks is actually a Chameleoleech , but it wo n't attack unless it is touched — by an adventurer searching the cloaks , or trying to put it on , for example . |
| 28 | William George Henry Augustus , Eleventh Marquis of Hulton , always had a pipe in his mouth and he was invariably either filling it , cleaning it out with a metal reaming tool or trying to light it . |
| 29 | In future , she would not go looking for love , or trying to manufacture it out of other lesser emotions , but she still believed it would find her one day . |
| 30 | Otherwise he can just give them with the bloody tellies or trying to buy them with the tellies and the dealers have a lovely time |