Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] have [been] trying " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man behind the take-over bid is understood to be a key figure in the Jersey tourist industry and has been trying unsuccessfully for years to get a Channel Island summer soccer tournament off the ground . |
| 2 | His death comes amid a widening split in the party between his loyalists and supporters of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif , who leads a coalition government led by the PML and has been trying to take over the party leadership . |
| 3 | He had drunk three glasses of home-made wine and had been trying to watch a film on television , but was unable to get interested in it . |
| 4 | Collecting up her leaflets , she made her way up to bed , and gave in to the little grin that had been trying to break out a few minutes before . |
| 5 | China is North Korea 's closest ally and has been trying to defuse recent tensions . |