Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] [pron] [prep] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The world number two said : ‘ I 've had a very busy early season , playing in China , Dubai and Belgium , so I 'm just trying to refresh myself before this tournament . |
| 2 | She took personal charge of the cellars and , well aware of the problem posed by the obstinate particles of sediment which refused to fall easily , spent night and day trying to rid herself of this nuisance . |
| 3 | ‘ But the thrust of our approach is to start at home , focusing on one thing at a time rather than confusing ourselves by trying to do everything at once — which is a major reason why 85 per cent of organisations trying to do something in this area fail to get it right . |
| 4 | Its owner , Okan Guney , has been trying to breed them at this home in Kidlington for two years . |
| 5 | There is no biographical key with which it can be unlocked — and I have not been trying to turn one in this essay of mine , which does not believe it , for that matter , to be locked . |
| 6 | ‘ What were you trying to teach me in this Lord ? ’ |
| 7 | I 'm trying to get one for this model here , we have a lot of these erm similar chassis in them . |
| 8 | Perhaps there were good reasons for trying to outwit him in this way ? |
| 9 | So now I 'm trying to tell it to this pad he bought me this morning . |