Example sentences of "be trying [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , so I 'll agree with Mr Grigson that we do suggest there are more households changing their own dwellings , but it 's simply because we 're trying to iron out of the problems that we feel have occurred within the major estimates . |
| 2 | The only time we really react to them is when , perhaps , it 's on our car we do n't them to disturb anybody and you 're trying to fumble about with your keys and switch the thing off . |
| 3 | And what we say is , and what we 're trying to put over , I 'm su I 'm sure you 're fully aware of yourselves , is that it 's no good going around driving your drives thinking that it 's never going to happen to you . |
| 4 | But try and look at the fundamental basis of what they 're trying to put over to you on the video , okay ? |
| 5 | How dare you do thing like that , you know , you 're sort of , you , you just ca n't , you 're almost beside yourself , as you 're trying to use up all that adrenaline , all that energy that 's poured into your body as you try to help that child across the road , knowing in actual fact you ca n't . |
| 6 | I think they 're trying to set up er nought , their own things rather than just joining petrol stations . |
| 7 | for all the time that we have to sit behind you when we 're trying to drive around blowing our horns going get out the way . |
| 8 | The received wisdom is that they are not very productive in drama , where we 're trying to open up possible responses . |
| 9 | ‘ We 're trying to point out the buildings which have stood the test of time ; buildings built by craftsmen who knew what they were doing , who used quality materials , ’ she added . |
| 10 | Putting a patch on is an easy way to get your dose of nicotine while you 're trying to give up . |
| 11 | Again if you go over the thirteen amp you 're trying to draw out more elec electricity and you 're causing overheating . |
| 12 | You 've got a total adrenalin rush when you get in here , you 're trying to wipe out your opponents and they , you . |
| 13 | You 've got a total adrenalin rush when you get in here , you 're trying to wipe out your opponants and they you . |
| 14 | When you 're trying to write down speech , you can see that there are all sorts of problems initially , of how much you write down . |
| 15 | It is very useful , if you 're trying to write down something like accent , say northern accent , would be , but would sound in words like cook , there 's no way of really doing that unless you use phonetic transcription . |
| 16 | She says that they 're trying to clear up the waste created by thousands of people — it 's a long job and they may not have time to do it all . |
| 17 | And we 're trying to find out the opp so we want something that ties up opp and adjacent . |
| 18 | Erm here y'are we 've got a lad with a kite it 's fixed on the ground well let's say let's say it 's fixed on the ground first of all and erm we 're trying to find out how high it is and it 's directly over this point which is erm and we do n't we do n't know . |
| 19 | We do n't know that 's the one we 're trying to find out so we just put |
| 20 | If you do n't know it , current is the one we 're trying to find out , you just leave it as I . |
| 21 | " That 's what we 're trying to find out , " I said . |
| 22 | Feargal , I do n't in the least understand what it is you 're trying to find out . ’ |
| 23 | Meanwhile they 're trying to find out more from the injured . |
| 24 | So you 're trying to find out one fifth well you just divide it by five it 's the easy way to do it . |
| 25 | Could we use a factor tree to find out we 're trying to find out which of these when you multiply them together would give you forty five . |
| 26 | Amnesty International are unhappy about the circumstances of his conviction and they 're trying to find out more about it . |
| 27 | We 're trying to work up some passion for the pageant . |
| 28 | So I do n't think the George Street solution that they 're trying to work up is a solution at all . |
| 29 | No that was some drops of acid that you could see We 're trying to work out what the properties of this gas if you 're not listening you wo n't be able to do number four . |
| 30 | We 're trying to work out which |