'V to-inf' - Construction 17
| Name: | the try to do construction |
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| Description: | A person exerts effort in an attempt to do something. |
| Verbs: | attempt, battle, endeavour, fight, grapple, labour, scrabble, scramble, strain, strive, struggle, try |
| Example: | They tried to buy him off. (BNC) |
| Membership: | restricted; future focus; intention; action |
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