Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] [pron] up [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had no time to dwell on the matter , however , because , ever a man with no time for prevarication , he replied , ‘ Not trying to trip you up at all , ’ then grated bluntly , ‘ More trying to discover just how many ‘ close ’ men friends you do have . ’ |
| 2 | BUILDER Jim Gladden got his wish yesterday and appeared in the dock — after trying to give himself up for TWO years . |
| 3 | Q ) I was only half watching Question of Sport last night ( trying to psyche myself up for Wild Palms — you need your brain on full alert to make head or tail of it ) , but was that Bremner scoring against Celtic in the EC Semi ? |
| 4 | They 're trying to get them up to three pound a packet , that 's what they 're trying to do . |
| 5 | Even at the age of about 13 I 'd be guided only by people who I thought knew something about the game , and who were not thing to stitch me up-I was always thinking people were trying to stitch me up for some reason . |
| 6 | I know that whether it was trying to dig him up for some doubles at Kyalami or just dropping in on him aboard the Queen Mary , I always called up first to make sure he was not otherwise engaged , and I can recall many times when James appeared at the track looking benign but far from fresh . |