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He desisted for a few minutes before he tried again, and again was crossly rejected.
NEWYORKER: Bravado
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He tried shaking his head a few times, but the idea that had struck him would not go away.
NEWYORKER: Town of Cats
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He tried to teach us a few things during the game.
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He had tried the 4S for a few days when it came out and then returned it within the trial period because the battery life was poor.
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Michael Feinstein, executive vice-president at Hedge Fund Insurance, a broker, says he tried to sell a policy to Galleon Group a few years ago, which it didn't end up buying.
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By the side of the water, he saw a few injured people and tried to comfort them.
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Unable to find a job, his first few months in America were a struggle, as he tried to cover his most basic needs.
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He tried to stay with his mother, but after a few days he took to sleeping in nearby parks.
NEWYORKER: No Secrets
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Emergency services tried to save him at the scene but he died a few hours later in hospital.
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When he found himself trapped alone in a conference room with a reporter like me a few years ago, he literally tried to flee.
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He tried to look the Robin Hood part by handing over some cash to a few clodhopper bank customers.
NEWYORKER: The Tree Line, Kansas, 1934
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At some points, he appeared just a few feet from the crowd, which shifted as onlookers tried to get a closer look.
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When Smith tried to buy a midsize finance company a few months ago, he was turned down in favor of a Japanese acquirer.
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