Example sentences of "have been trying get [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 'm sorry miss , but the station has been trying to get hold of you for several days , ’ he interrupted . |
2 | but erm she 'd been trying to get hold of George I think for about two hours . |
3 | Great , I 've been trying to get hold of you . |
4 | ‘ Finally , I 've been trying to get hold of you since yesterday afternoon ! |
5 | ‘ That 's why I 've been trying to get hold of you . ’ |
6 | As you know , I 've been trying to get hold of you all week . ’ |
7 | ‘ I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past half-hour ! ’ |
8 | I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past two hours ! ’ the man exclaimed harshly as he stared down at Laura , who was gazing back at him as though she 'd seen a ghost . |
9 | ‘ I 've been trying to get hold of you to see what all this nonsense is about . |
10 | I 've been trying to get hold of him |
11 | you know what I 've been trying to get hold of a couple of one of these you know the phones , the phones that Donald 's got |
12 | So she 's been trying to get work off her . |