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1 tried and found wanting
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2 tried
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3 tried hard
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4 tried his hand
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5 tried his luck
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6 I tried in vain to put off my tax-collector
English-Dutch dictionary > I tried in vain to put off my tax-collector
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7 be tried at (the) bar
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8 be tried on a charge of
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9 don't knock something (till you've tried it)
English-Dutch dictionary > don't knock something (till you've tried it)
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10 for all that she tried
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11 he tried to bulldoze his plan through the committee
he tried to bulldoze his plan through the committeeEnglish-Dutch dictionary > he tried to bulldoze his plan through the committee
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12 he tried to dismiss her from his mind
he tried to dismiss her from his mindEnglish-Dutch dictionary > he tried to dismiss her from his mind
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13 he tried to dissuade her from moving to London
he tried to dissuade her from moving to LondonEnglish-Dutch dictionary > he tried to dissuade her from moving to London
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14 he tried to keep his anger in
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15 he tried to keep the bad news from his father
he tried to keep the bad news from his fatherEnglish-Dutch dictionary > he tried to keep the bad news from his father
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16 he tried to keep the story out of the papers
he tried to keep the story out of the papersEnglish-Dutch dictionary > he tried to keep the story out of the papers
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17 she tried to varnish over his misbehaviour
she tried to varnish over his misbehaviourEnglish-Dutch dictionary > she tried to varnish over his misbehaviour
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18 the doctor tried to pull him through
English-Dutch dictionary > the doctor tried to pull him through
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19 the opposition tried to force a division
English-Dutch dictionary > the opposition tried to force a division
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20 the pilot tried to ditch his plane
English-Dutch dictionary > the pilot tried to ditch his plane
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