Example sentences of "[prep] trying [to-vb] [pers pn] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | In September of that year he wrote to Pepys , Locke and other friends accusing them of being atheists or Catholics , and of trying to embroil him with women . |
| 2 | erm And , of course , that was a symbol of all the problems of money that the king had , and the ordinary citizens of Oxford had in trying to provide him with it , mostly very reluctantly and unwillingly . |
| 3 | I , too , felt our meeting in Henry 's office was useful and I look forward to trying to provide you with a resource which you will find relevant . |
| 4 | ‘ Forgive me , ’ I prayed , ‘ for trying to bribe you with emotion . ’ |
| 5 | I have always thought that maybe I had damaged the transfer needle by trying to use it with the ribber bed on half pitch . |
| 6 | So a stallion may respond to punishment from us by trying to kick us with greater determination instead . |