Carl tried to persuade himself that things were bound to get better, but he found it hard to accept his own philosophy.

Closing the door quietly, Carl leaned against its cool metal and tried to understand what had happened.

"Carl gave me a wave and tried to swat Clarence on the head."

Carl tried to get a feel for their rate of movement.

Carl studied in Lund and tried to make something of the garden there.

Carl sat in a chair opposite him and tried to relax a bit.

Carl tried to lock onto John's eyes, and John let him.

Carl tried to sort it out, and it wasn't easy.

Carl tries to stop the fight and he gets in it.

"I had lost the ball for a moment and Carl was trying to help me," Johnson said.