good try!

Still, old Smith had a good try at teaching me.

Well, at least they had given it a good try.

Well, I was certainly going to give it a good try.

It doesn't actually work on thinking people, but good try.

Good try - but you got it the wrong way round!

"She was going to give it a very good try," I said.

They took a long time to think it over, then paid half the bonus for a good try.

This thing's too big not to give it a damned good try.

"You would have made a pretty good try at it, too," he said.

"We gave it a good try," she was telling him.