Example sentences of "[be] try [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want to know what you told the copper , what he told you , why you sent Sal down to Cawthorne 's place at the weekend , what you 're going to do about her now , what you intend doing about Alec Reynolds now that he 's dead and why you 're trying to give me the bum 's rush . |
| 2 | ‘ If I may say so with some dignity , sir , I 'm trying to set them an example . |
| 3 | Yeah yeah I mean I 'm trying to give you a score here |
| 4 | I 'm trying to give you an idea of how big the field is . |
| 5 | And er , then I should go to the bobbin shop and ask them if they could get these done today and er , well we got this on , I said no but I , we want it if you could leave them on one side and erm I used to er I , I became , if I might say so and I 'm not boasting or bragging or anything , Michael , I 'm trying to tell you the situation as it was and er I was a very important man to and er they er got me er at one time to er figure out , they , they used to make what was called Woolworths locks . |
| 6 | ‘ You would n't be trying to sell me a ticket ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It was as if they were trying to give us a clue , deliberately toying with us . ’ |
| 8 | And erm and Miss asked why we were n't friends any more and we goes well she lied and you know , she splits up most people by doing that cos they were trying to tell us the truth and we would n't listen . |
| 9 | Increasing excise duties on alcohol and tobacco have traditionally allowed Chancellors of the Exchequer to raise revenues with a matronly wag of the finger that suggests they are trying to do us a favour . |
| 10 | As with viewing figures , the newsmen knew a juicy liaison , especially if those involved are trying to keep it a secret , does wonders for sales and circulation . |
| 11 | ‘ We are trying to keep it a surprise for our honoured guests . ’ |
| 12 | There are numerous accounts from researchers or trainers who start their contact with dolphins thinking they will teach a dolphin how to communicate with humans , and end up wondering it in Fact the dolphin has been trying to teach us a thing or two about communicating with them . |
| 13 | What I 'm trying to do is trying to get it the way it will be in an exam so , cos in an exam you 're |
| 14 | If he 's trying to find you the cheapest |
| 15 | His girlfriend was trying to give him the kiss of life . |
| 16 | Everyone , save Babs Osborne , understood that her Polish lover was trying to give her the push . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , ’ Nora replied angrily , ‘ I was trying to give you a little surprise but you 've spoiled that now . ’ |
| 18 | He could n't actually tell me what was going on because that would put him in shtuck but he was trying to tip me the wink . |
| 19 | And er that 's right there was only four of us then and erm this little coffin was there and my sister was trying to feed him a piece of apple while he was in his coffin , saying do you want a piece of apple in Welsh to him . |
| 20 | I found I was trying to announce it the I 'd this and I 'd that in there . |