Example sentences of "it [be] [prep] try " in BNC.
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1 | It 's about trying to be an individual , putting your own look together . |
2 | Abbott offers the disarming creative theory : ‘ It 's about trying to find something to persuade someone . ’ |
3 | It 's about trying to understand what is going on , almost through the eyes of the participants themselves . |
4 | But it 's about trying to define requirements to the , to the best erm level and best degree . |
5 | If he believes it 's worth trying , then I think he should try . ’ |
6 | But when the snow melts in spring this crossing is essential , so it 's worth trying just for the fun of it . |
7 | It 's worth trying it for eighteen miles , is n't it ? ’ |
8 | However you intend to use the sack , it 's worth trying on a few makes before buying . |
9 | Well , it 's worth trying , is n't it ? " |
10 | It 's worth trying , could , just because she ca n't take a lemon it does n't mean you ca n't take a lemon , |
11 | Each has its own speciality — spit roast lamp , veal in lemon sauce , stuffed peppers or whatever — so it 's worth trying several . |
12 | ‘ I do n't know that he will : but he was in High Places at the right times so it 's worth trying the Good Old Times routine … ’ |
13 | ‘ But do you think it 's worth trying ? ’ |
14 | So erm that 's , if you 're , if you 're getting behind on that it 's worth trying to do something about it soonish before you get too far behind to manage to catch up |
15 | Well , it 's worth trying , anyway , I mean . |
16 | erm How does one in any case fine a motorist who is n't standing by his car or sitting in it ? erm I would , if the question is shall we try it , if that is implied , I would say it 's worth trying in a very moderate way , it may require the police and the police representatives so to speak , the wardens if they 're going to be empowered to do this kind of thing , I think it 's going to force them to become very , very diplomatic and civilized in the way they handle it , but we of course too will have to learn to respond in a civilized manner . |
17 | if it 's worth trying to hit anything I was on top of him |
18 | The momentum is there and it 's like trying to change the course of a battleship . |
19 | ‘ It 's like trying to break into the Kremlin strongbox . ’ |
20 | He was more elated than when he had been shooting as an international for Great Britain : ‘ It 's like trying to get eight draws on the football pools — anybody can win . |
21 | It 's like trying to turn beef steak rawk into a New Age lentilburger , not by changing the ingredients but simply enveloping it all in a laser-fried wholemeal bun and hoping that nobody will notice the difference . |
22 | It 's like trying to peel an onion . |
23 | It 's like trying to breathe through a thick chador . ’ |
24 | It is worth trying to get a distribution company to take your record on . |
25 | It is worth trying to retain , in the ways McHale suggests , limits to the meaning of the term postmodernism . |
26 | If you are being selected for redundancy in preference to one or more of your colleagues , it is worth trying to find out why . |
27 | This situation is very difficult to handle and it is worth trying to avoid early escalation of treatment with sulphonylureas and then progressing to insulin . |
28 | When I ask for something it is because I think it is worth trying but in this case the very clear proviso about needing to buy was a strong psychological deterrent to investing the time and effort needed to learn yet another keyboard technique and language . |
29 | Usually , these are sold in bulk to a dealer who can handle large quantities but it is worth trying to do a deal on smaller quantities if you can get in on the ground floor , so to speak . |
30 | It is worth trying , even if only in a very small quantity . |