Example sentences of "be trying [verb] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the moment we 're trying to formulate some standard policies on treatment and are trying to resolve problems of obtaining equipment , drugs etc . |
| 2 | how they do when th they 're trying to scare some of them off . |
| 3 | It ai n't cool to be cold when you 're trying to catch some kip after an energetic day 's walking . |
| 4 | and they 're trying to get some record of , of what |
| 5 | But erm and I , I got my er microwave and I 'm trying to save some electric . |
| 6 | ‘ Sorry about the mess in here — I 'm trying to do some clearing out . ’ |
| 7 | He 's standing right under me while I 'm trying to make some tea as I 'm pouring boiling water into the teapot and he 's right under my legs . |
| 8 | I 'm trying to get some counselling for her . |
| 9 | ‘ So now , ’ she concluded , ‘ I 'm trying to bring some order and beauty to the garden at the back of my flat , as you know . |
| 10 | Later I will be trying to explore some of the factors which influence our dispositions towards whether or not to commit crimes . |
| 11 | Now , that obviously means , colleagues that we 're , we 're going over for a period of time , but we 're er slightly behind this afternoon , so certainly need to be trying to pull some work back . |
| 12 | The possibility of obtaining loans from the Phnom Penh museum was then followed up by the curator in Asian art at the ANG , Doctor Michael Brand : ‘ Normally it would have been the ANG 's desire to have more time , but 1992 was chosen because the Japanese were trying to borrow some objects for a show to be held in 1993 . |
| 13 | Obviously they were trying to build some publicity coup for the annual meeting . ’ |
| 14 | Teachers were out ‘ moonlighting ’ , while their students were trying to make some money in what was officially described as the ‘ primary stage of socialism ’ . |
| 15 | And he warned Zborowski not to expect too much : ‘ I am trying to do some landscapes ’ , he wrote . |
| 16 | ‘ I myself , ’ Miss Honey said , ‘ am probably far more bowled over by what you did than you are , and I am trying to find some reasonable explanation. ! ’ |
| 17 | But he was singing ; people only do that either if they are drunk or if they are trying to collect some money , in which case they will sing and sing all day , having no other means of getting it . |
| 18 | Now we are trying to target some of the 8,000 existing businesses who should be looking to use our facilities . |
| 19 | As we write , fire-engines are trying to douse some burning lorries and huge volleys of tear-gas shells are continuing . |
| 20 | Recession-hit restaurants are trying to inject some fun into food — at better prices . |
| 21 | There is nothing more anti-social than other people at it when you are trying to get some kip . |
| 22 | Clearly this is something we do not wish to be associated with ; we can only imagine they are trying to get some kind of spurious respectability by using our name . |
| 23 | We are trying to find some kind of intellectual humanisation which will respect market economic principles , but we have a great distaste for the social Darwinism of Milton Friedman . |
| 24 | I 've been trying to talk some sense into her . ’ |
| 25 | I 've been trying to get some indoor fireworks and I ca n't get any , I thought it 'll be just some . |
| 26 | We have been trying to brief some Labour Members , especially the London Members . |
| 27 | Christian deputies have been trying to obtain some form of timetable for a Syrian military withdrawal before accepting political reforms , but at their fifth meeting yesterday , the 62 MPs — half of them Christians — were persuaded to debate the future powers of a Christian Maronite president . |
| 28 | For the past three months I 've been trying to buy some SIMMS for my Mesh 386SX . |
| 29 | Start typing a letter for Head of Primary who is trying to sell some raffle tickets to raise funds for a new mini-bus . |
| 30 | They also need furniture , bedding , towels and clothing , separated for men , women , children and babies and labelled as top clothes , undergarments , jumpers etc. and , as he is trying to organise some basic schooling for the many children , he needs paper , pens and pencils . ’ |