Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] been trying [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I 've been trying to be a footballer , and that is n't me .
2 I 've got a trainee manager at the moment and I 've been trying to he 's just making such a balls up it 's easier not to .
3 I 've been trying to .
4 For twelve months , I 've been trying to er , when I realised that that was put on my cleaning bill , it seemed to be so unfair that the little ol and the lady who , up till now has has cleaned for me , because the home help service , no longer just does cleaning .
5 So I 've been trying , I 've been trying to sort of , I I was arguing saying , I do n't think that 's true .
6 I 've been trying for forty years and the margin of error 's still about eighty per cent . ’
7 ‘ Lucky devil , I 've been trying for eight years and still have n't cracked it yet . ’
8 I 've been trying for days , though , I 'm coming over tomorrow .
9 and I 've been trying for ages but there just has n't been any cos
10 I 've been trying like hell to do it , ’ said Daly .
11 The woman , who is married and lives in Formby , Sefton , said : ‘ I have been trying for a child for 19 years .
12 Q I have been trying with little success to get hold of a list of camping barn and bunkhouse type accommodations .
13 As you 're aware , we 've been trying to or organize this sort of open forum , engineering in the house in September
14 We 've been trying to .
15 This County Council failed to do it from the time , time it was formed until eighty-five ; it failed even to address the problem , never mind do it , and we 've been trying to , to sort of do some catching up .
16 We 've been trying for some time to employ as many players as possible during the winter , and this sponsorship means that it should be possible to take the worry of finding winter employment away from virtually all of them .
17 We have been trying for years , centuries , to establish this and it is only because of help from outside that we have been able to do it now .
18 Murray said : ‘ We have been trying for months to sign the right sort of player to replace Joe Allon .
19 But if you can actually influence the French let us know because , or let the government know , because they , they 've been trying for years ever since Napoleon 's day , to try and do something .
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