Example sentences of "try [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Try gazing into your crystal ball . |
| 2 | Record a backing tape with this chord and try experimenting with the mode . |
| 3 | Use styling products that are designed to add volume and try experimenting with heated rollers to add body and waves . |
| 4 | Try experimenting with designs of your own , making the pattern in almost any shape you like . |
| 5 | Try experimenting with light fittings on an extension lead ( protected by an RCD ) to find out where lights look best , how powerful they need to be and whether the colours should be white ( not always the case — especially when lighting trees ) . |
| 6 | If your courage fails when it comes to devising and playing music try collaborating with a fellow teacher . |
| 7 | If you do spin out , try recovering by sharply bearing away using footsteering . |
| 8 | To check you have grasped the idea of incidence , try drawing for yourself a market with a relatively elastic supply curve and a relatively inelastic demand curve . |
| 9 | Try circling at low speed and reversing the turn to get the feel of the ailerons . |
| 10 | try singing without sweets in your mouth and try singing a bit louder , I might be able to hear you over here . |
| 11 | Try walking into that dressing-room after they had just lost by an innings . |
| 12 | Try walking up Craigendarrock Hill ( meaning Hill of Oaks ) ; the views from the top are excellent . |
| 13 | You can now start venturing away from your measured route and start looking for additional ways to clock up the extra miles — try walking to the shops instead of driving ; try parking the car further away from work and walking the rest of the way ; or getting off the bus or train one or two stops from your destination and walking the rest of the way . |
| 14 | ‘ You try walking down the street with two identical , sexy-looking blondes ! ’ |
| 15 | I try walking with my hands over my ears , and it 's a bit better . |
| 16 | I try walking for a bit with my eyes closed proper , but I keep having to open them cos I 'm scared I 'm going to bump into summat . |
| 17 | I try walking like that for a bit . |
| 18 | Comments like , I suggest instead of wasting time on leads , I suggest you try knocking on doors . |
| 19 | It already exists — try driving with a defective headlight and you 'll find out . |
| 20 | Try climbing to a higher altitude . |
| 21 | If you want to suggest consequences or implications , try ending by answering these questions : |
| 22 | Try dowsing without rods : it 's much less cumbersome . |
| 23 | If this fails , try writing to the manager . |
| 24 | Try looking at things from a different viewpoint . |
| 25 | Try looking at people , objects and places as if you are seeing them for the first time without being influenced by what you have known about them in the past . |
| 26 | IF YOU want to know the pecking order of the various departments in Britain 's universities , try looking at the shareout of the 312 new academic posts announced by the Department of Education and Science last week . |
| 27 | using last year 's bills as a guide if you still have a record of them ( try looking at old cheque book stubs ) , or trusting to memory , estimate how much you think you will have to pay in the coming year . |
| 28 | Try looking for the old Cinque Port of Rye along the coast and you 'll be disappointed . |
| 29 | If you want someone to blame for what happened then try looking in the mirror , Mr Calder — then you 'll see the culprit ! |
| 30 | ‘ You try living in it ! ’ she shouted . |