Mac tried to think of a diplomatic way to defuse the situation.

Mac felt a muscle pull and tried not to wince.

Sitting on the bottom step of the porch, Mac tried to answer questions.

Mac had tried to read one once, but the scientific language had put him to sleep.

I found myself wondering just how hard Mac had actually tried to prevent the divorce.

Mac here is trying to define the world control it on his own terms.

Big Mac had tried to date me, too, and he was married.

Mac and I will cover each other and try to see what's straight ahead past the main monuments.

Mac tries to poke the old man with a pool stick.

Mac tries to stop him and gets on the ambulance, which drives away.