I used to try and get him out into the country in the car.
Don't use the children to try and sort out the issues.
He used to try and talk then, or at least it looked like talking.
He is, of course, going to use it to try to get the whole world into his hands.
And once upon a time, perhaps, I used to try to see a face.
She simply tried, as you yourself used to try, in every way possible to help me speak better, and I love her for it.
I used to try to imagine what it would have been like when nothing came from the outside world.
As the baby, he used to try to keep up with the bigger kids.
"I used to try to practice that language, a great many years ago."
"The former president is not using us to try to send a message to his son."