Example sentences of "they have been trying " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have been trying to design a new force structure that would both live within the expected budget cuts and be capable of responding effectively to all imaginable crises . |
| 2 | In other words , they have been trying to scratch themselves on the sandy bottom and get stranded by accident . |
| 3 | In addition to normal responsibilities , which include making new investments , approaching new potential customers and keeping existing customers happy , Mr Queen says that they have been trying to educate the professional community to recognise when a company is going to need more working capital . |
| 4 | It is for this reason that most doctors will not generally accept that couples have a fertility problem until they have been trying to conceive for at the very least a year . |
| 5 | ‘ It looks as though they have been trying to get rid of me here for three years . |