Example sentences of "[conj] they have [been] trying " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Despite the fact that they had been trying to kill each other , against the creature they were united . |
| 2 | In addition to normal responsibilities , which include making new investments , approaching new potential customers and keeping existing customers happy , Mr Queen says that they have been trying to educate the professional community to recognise when a company is going to need more working capital . |
| 3 | Lots of inquiries about Foster and Allen they 're coming on the programme later they 've just got number one for the first time with their new video with their new single I do n't know I 'm not quite sure we 'll find out when they get here well they 've just got number one for the first time and they 've been trying hard for a long time . |
| 4 | Those who understood this might leave a swatch of fabric lying around so that Laura could pick it up and believe she had discovered it herself , even if they had been trying to persuade her to use it for months . |
| 5 | Even if they had been trying all the years between . |
| 6 | It is for this reason that most doctors will not generally accept that couples have a fertility problem until they have been trying to conceive for at the very least a year . |
| 7 | ‘ It looks as though they have been trying to get rid of me here for three years . |