Example sentences of "[noun] trying [to-vb] [pers pn] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had problems with tutors trying to encourage me to diversity my work and experiment with other styles , but I was quite happy with the direction my work was heading so I stubbornly stuck to it . |
| 2 | I had problems with tutors trying to encourage me to diversity my work and experiment with other styles , but I was quite happy with the direction my work was heading so I stubbornly stuck to it . |
| 3 | One girl at the safe house said she was beaten up by two other girls trying to persuade her to ‘ go on the game ’ . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | This actually tests two things , the capabilities of the software itself and those of the dealer trying to sell it to you . |