Example sentences of "[vb base] be [v-ing] [verb] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would play us a popular classical piece , explaining what the compose was trying to get across to the listener . |
| 2 | It 's like a dream in which we 've been trying to get through to people and we 've represented this by seeing ourselves locked inside our homes , desperately trying to get out . |
| 3 | I 've been trying to get through to him in New York for weeks , and when he finally shows up in the office I 'm covered in green face-mask . |
| 4 | Yes it 's it 's it was one of the er advertisements or programmes that went out on radio er again this is why I 've been trying to get over to people the sad things that have to happen to animals . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , I 've been meaning to get down to Dingle . ’ |