Example sentences of "[pers pn] 's been trying [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ye 's been trying to steal our mens away . ’ |
| 2 | She 's been trying to fix it up since … since you turned up , but the rabbi was off in America . |
| 3 | She 's been trying to get the Blaneys out for some time . |
| 4 | She 's been trying to get in touch with you for ages . |
| 5 | So she 's been trying to get work off her . |
| 6 | she 's been trying to get something for the mother of the bride . |
| 7 | talking to one of these receptionists today and she says erm she 's been trying to get a bit of erm , she 's split up with her husband , trying to get , a bit of extra money together , you know , to be , she 's got her own house like , buying her own house and all this and that she 's fell into a bloody modelling job and saying get yourself a passport and er on about sending her off to either the South of France or Kenya |
| 8 | She 's been trying to adjust herself |
| 9 | He said : ‘ And I suppose she 's been trying to convince you it was me . ’ |
| 10 | Here it 's been trying to snow all day . |
| 11 | He 's been trying to do something about the brambles and nettles . ’ |
| 12 | Then Paul said , I do n't know why you 're sticking up for him , he 's been trying to get you slung out on your ear for ages . |
| 13 | He 's been trying to get you . |
| 14 | Denis Smith says he 's been trying to get players since he came but has to sell first and there have been no bids for any of the players . |
| 15 | but erm he 's been trying to get her back now , you know , but he did n't wan na give up this other girl ! |
| 16 | For a year now he 's been trying to avoid packaged and drilled TV appearances , and enduring repetitive questions from bemused Europeans about sampling or acid house But he 's still managed to have some fun . |
| 17 | ‘ He 's been trying to speak to you to warn you . |
| 18 | ‘ He 's been trying to contact you . ’ |