Example sentences of "[adv] trying [verb] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was bad enough trying to get to a classroom and he knew if he had explored the corridors he would have been lost for certain . |
| 2 | The government is desperately trying to push through a package of new measures to combat organised crime , including laws that will permit undercover policemen to infiltrate gangs and commit crimes as part of their duties . |
| 3 | ‘ Not at all , ’ protested Loretta , desperately trying to think of a ploy to delay her departure , and failing . |
| 4 | None of her advice helped and Kim was still trying to feed with a nipple shield after a fortnight . |
| 5 | The club 's record signing is still trying to recover from a stomach muscle injury and coach Fox said yesterday : ‘ He trained on Thursday night but he is not ready yet . ’ |
| 6 | Difficult , at this distance , to shut out of mind photographs of Waugh in his later years in his modest country house , forever trying to look like a country gentleman and forever ( as a friend once remarked ) looking like a bookie . |
| 7 | Now trying to think of a situation where you might come up here and have no nerves whatsoever . |