Well, I persistently tried the other night and I didn't find any, either.

He persistently tries to get a job but there are none left at the employment agency when he gets there.

Nevertheless, Minh remained disgruntled and persistently tried to regain his influence through political means.

And, if you'll forgive me, that was the reason I was so persistently trying to attract attention by knocking at the door of your reception room.

The girl looked up uninterestedly, then resumed her up-and-down movements, patiently, persistently trying to stand.

She had come to Whelan's table and was persistently trying to sell Whelan some of her wares.

They find that in complete contract markets, firms persistently try to enforce lower wages.

Mr. Gore patiently but persistently tried to give his version of what happened.

These are issues that we are persistently trying to address in the framework of our political dialogue with China.

During the show, Robard persistently tries to sell his motivational tape series.