Example sentences of "[noun] i have [been] trying " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I 'll have to find a place to lay my cropped and weary head for the night , wo n't I. This is the bit I 've been trying not to think about . |
| 2 | For almost half an hour I 've been trying to get them out , but it 's impossible . ’ |
| 3 | For the past three months I 've been trying to buy some SIMMS for my Mesh 386SX . |
| 4 | A lot of folks drop their guard when they think they 're dealing with a man of simple mind — and if behind that kind of pose you hide the steely determination I 've been trying to drum into you , son , you 'll do just fine . " |
| 5 | To you it 's just home , but to me it 's the place I 've been trying to get to . |
| 6 | ‘ Look Aurora , this proves the point I 've been trying to make all along . |
| 7 | For thirty years I 've been trying to give an affirmative reply to that question . |
| 8 | We began by talking about food , but food quickly became boring and was replaced by feelings , the things I had been trying to stuff down with food . |
| 9 | Then I found out that Jim was making all the original pedals as well , so I decided to get rid of all the stuff I 'd been trying to make all these sounds with and just use the original things . |
| 10 | ‘ At the risk of sounding self-pitying — a bad habit I 've been trying to break — nobody ever gives me anything . |
| 11 | Q I have been trying with little success to get hold of a list of camping barn and bunkhouse type accommodations . |
| 12 | Q I have been trying to locate a manufacturer of a walking boot or walking shoe which is synthetic , ie not leather or suede for a vegetarian friend , but so far have had no luck . |
| 13 | The man I 've been trying to reach ever since I first started this whole thing . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ The thing I 've been trying to do all along is to create a very large-sounding rock record — orchestrated , in a way — combining that with my songwriting style , which is pretty eclectic , I suppose . |