Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] [prep] [art] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been trying to go for the last half-hour , ’ he whispered , ‘ but you wo n't let go of my neck ! ’ |
| 2 | Though they 've slipped up lately , there is still hope that the Premier League will end up in the hands of the sort of club that the likes of Arsenal , Everton and Manchester United were trying to exclude in the first place . |
| 3 | I 've been trying to sleep for the last half-hour , and I ca n't . |
| 4 | They caused damage estimated at £50 trying to get into a third business . |
| 5 | And Phil was thinking I wonder whether this is about and I 'm trying to think of the next question . |