Example sentences of "have been try for [num] year " in BNC.

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1 SIR — The fact that Steve Redfern has been trying for six years to resume playing rugby union after playing rugby league ( Daily Telegraph , April 2 ) shows that union is a more enjoyable game .
2 The crowds at Constitution Dock cheered the owner who has been trying for 20 years to score a major success in this race .
3 He has been trying for three years and he said today : ‘ Maybe it is because , God knows , I 've had some leg problems and I just can not climb those steps that easily , ’ he joked .
4 Andrew 's family has been trying for three years to get treatment for him .
5 ‘ Lucky devil , I 've been trying for eight years and still have n't cracked it yet . ’
6 ‘ I 've been trying for forty years and the margin of error 's still about eighty per cent . ’
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