Example sentences of "for [pers pn] to try " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see , Great-Aunt Jane was a skilled dressmaker and made clothes for quite a number of young ladies in Baldersdale , and it was usual for them to try on the new clothes and have the final fittings in the kitchen . |
| 2 | As most of their expansion had been in transport sectors , it was a natural step for them to try switching production from trucks to tanks . |
| 3 | But now that the opportunity had arisen , it was necessary for them to try . |
| 4 | It is not for teachers to tell them what to believe or value , but it is for them to try to equip pupils in such a way that they can enter into the debate and develop a coherent and perceptive worldview for themselves . |
| 5 | That 's why it would be useless for me to try . |
| 6 | Then they waited patiently for me to try hitting one . |
| 7 | Luckily they seemed to want , even need , to talk , so it was n't necessary for me to try to head him onto other subjects as I had felt might possibly have been the case . |
| 8 | And what do you say , do you say , ‘ I do n't agree with what that man says , it 's a bad book , I do n't like it or I wo n't read it ’ , or do you say , ‘ it 's probably useful for me to try to make the imaginative judgment to see things the way he sees them , to see the way the world looks like from his point of view , and I may reject that , but at least one ought to have some tolerance and some understanding ’ , and it seems that that 's where the study of literature meets life . |
| 9 | It seems ridiculous for me to try and offer excuses why we were so comprehensively beaten , but the fact that we were well below full strength certainly gave Alborne a ten-goal advantage . |
| 10 | It is quite enough for me to try to grasp the way in which God has disclosed himself to us . |
| 11 | I certainly learnt next to nothing at St Aubyn 's and when I took the Common Entrance examination for Eton I failed so ignominiously that the authorities wrote to my mother that it would be futile for me to try again . |
| 12 | Reason enough for me to try my luck with her . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It 's useless for me to try to answer you . ’ |
| 14 | Yes , well probably , it 's time for me to try and change his mind . |
| 15 | Well you either left the line for me to try two or three mixes for custom purposes . |
| 16 | I think , Bill , really you far be it for me to try and teach you your job , but you ought to have perhaps gone back a little bit and wondered why we were all in this position , because you have us in year after year talking about budgets that are made and budgets which improve services , and and we need to be absolutely clear that this budget does not improve services at all , that this budget does very severe damage to services , that the budget that has gone through the Council identifies nearly eight million pounds taken off service provision erm and that can not be done under the Conservatives by making erm a budget with the Liberal Democrats have proved that it ca n't be done , in spite of their previous comments , without pain to services . |
| 17 | Dates for the dairy , news and reviews and brand new colourful seed mixtures for you to try for free . |
| 18 | Over 300 long distance backpacking routes wind their way around Britain and we 've picked out six of the best for you to try . |
| 19 | Next to each item with a cross on your list write some alternatives for you to try . |
| 20 | To elaborate on this division and to gain a clearer understanding of the different types of social control , it would be useful for you to try a brief exercise , answering and discussing the following questions . |
| 21 | Yes , we 've got two addresses for you to try . |
| 22 | Other ideas for you to try |
| 23 | From chemists and health food shops at £4.99 , we have to tubes for you to try . |
| 24 | There are lots of different ways to make a buttonhole and here are some for you to try . |
| 25 | ‘ There 's something for you to try . ’ |
| 26 | The scumbling technique is also illustrated for you to try . |
| 27 | That would be a good one for you to try on your own . |
| 28 | Here are some simple Christmas recipes from around the world for you to try . |
| 29 | Many companies distribute their disks through Transend for you to try out for up to 90 days . |
| 30 | Erm maybe someone says it could be useful for you to try it again , without any help from this page at all . |