Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The golden glow faded as Daak stumbled through it , almost falling over Ace but staggering on , suddenly aware of the circling dart , trying to swat it with his fists as it closed in … |
| 2 | In fact I even found myself trying to diagnose it like an illness , analysing it in terms of location , sensation , modalities , concomitants . ’ |
| 3 | supplementing the teacher 's expertise with that of the group ( instead of the group and consultant trying to supplant it by showing they can handle things better ) |
| 4 | It 's , it 's one thing legislating , it 's a completely different ball game when you are , erm , trying to enfor enforce it , and especially when you 're trying to enforce it with ingredients imported from abroad . |
| 5 | We stayed for one night , there , in quite a luxurious hotel , so there was n't anything extraordinary to grumble about : the worst bit was trying to deal with our luggage — trying to retrieve it from piled-up trollies on the airfield in the heat of the day , etc . |
| 6 | Well this is why we were trying to relate it to districts . |
| 7 | I just wonder what 's I last I heard they were the receiver was trying to pull it into the collapse but er |
| 8 | He ignored her completely , seizing hold of Finn 's pyjama jacket and trying to pull it from his back . |
| 9 | I am often secretive about what I eat , trying to hide it from my friends and family . |
| 10 | We 've bailed each other out and bolstered each other up , we know without asking , so it would have been pointless trying to hide it from her when I first discovered the lumps eighteen months ago . |
| 11 | She covered it with her hand immediately as if she was trying to hide it from prying eyes . |
| 12 | However , the firm made a mistake in buying up the Laker Holidays label and trying to revive it in an effort to diversify its operating base . |
| 13 | It was important , too , that we took time to understand the existing strengths of the Festival , while examining how we should be trying to position it in the future to maximise audiences . ’ |
| 14 | From what Morse said it looks as though he was trying to flog it in some under-the-counter deal , but I do n't see how it helps us . ’ |
| 15 | I 'd rather fill this page with angry letters attacking people who are entertained/moved by fascism , racism , homophobia , whether it 's Morrissey ‘ exploring its fascination ’ or someone scooping out their own shit and trying to sell it to us as ‘ common sense ’ , than have another letter like yours , the first half ( not printed here , lucky readers ) of which is something incomprehensible about The Wedding Present — DQ |
| 16 | This actually tests two things , the capabilities of the software itself and those of the dealer trying to sell it to you . |
| 17 | She was trying to open it with one hand , while the other held the bearskin to her breasts , when Guy reached down and retrieved her shift . |
| 18 | Luke begins his account of the birth of Jesus by trying to set it in the context of world history . |
| 19 | A botanist spent 10 minutes trying to identify it for me , while I fretted between the reception desk and the child . |
| 20 | My chances of getting my hands on it long enough to give it the once-over were minimal , and I did n't fancy trying to steal it off Harley . |
| 21 | It seemed that as mothers had usually hitherto had primary responsibility for child care , they were less likely than single fathers to neglect this function when trying to combine it with the role of breadwinner ( Harris et al. , 1986 ) . |
| 22 | Behind me , Dennis had erected the punt-pole and was now drunkenly trying to lower it into the water . |
| 23 | The shock seared through his arm and he grabbed at the bracelet as though trying to tear it from his wrist . |
| 24 | Trying to stick it onto your jumper |
| 25 | You 'd have a problem trying to fit it into the sequence , would n't you ? |
| 26 | Trying to divide it by four . |
| 27 | Well out of order , the thing is if that 'd been , if that 'd been another troop trying to do it to him , there would of been , there would of been shit |
| 28 | ‘ We 're just trying to do it on our own terms . |
| 29 | You wil you 've obviously sort of seen the method somewhere and you 're trying to do it in your head , but cos you 're not going through it in a fairly formal way |
| 30 | What right did he have to come back into her life like this , trying to shatter it into little pieces that could n't be put back together for a second time ? |