Example sentences of "[adv] trying [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not merely trying to preserve the tradition of my country . |
| 2 | But Mr Rychetsky argues that the Liberal Club is merely trying to safeguard the reforms by winning popular support for them . |
| 3 | I , I do n't think we 're taking away the Planning and Environment Committee 's delegated powers , we 're merely trying to ensure the policy and resources committee is consulted on proposals for conversion of residential accommodation , for the , oh I will say the moral reasons that Mr outlined , I would n't really disagree with what he said . |
| 4 | Course we was feverishly trying to chip the bricks and things off the horse then how , what had happened because we 'd got two stalls for them , and there was pigs in the one side and the horse in the other one , but of course when we eventually came to it , or they eventually came to the horse , he was dead , been killed standing up there like , you know and er , poor old pigs was all dead as well and as I said , about a hundred fell and two or three would been blown sky high . |
| 5 | I 'm only trying to sell the time then ! |
| 6 | I am sorry , I am only trying to answer the question . |
| 7 | He felt Simon was only trying to prolong the visit . |
| 8 | Cranog Jones says he was only trying to de-tune the engine . |
| 9 | But the Indonesian authorities are not only trying to control the rate at which the Timorese breed — they also want to dictate where they live . |
| 10 | We are literally only trying to get the appointments so that we can |
| 11 | The vet is only trying to assist the cat , but there is no way that the animal can associate the injection , or the forcible administration of a medicine , with its feeling healthier later on . |
| 12 | Not many people will complete the route in fewer than 12 days , so trying to fit the walk into a two-week holiday is pushing your luck — you must make allowances for delays and for time spent on the island getting to and from the start and finish . |
| 13 | So trying to break the habit actually increases the compulsion to smoke or to eat too much ! |
| 14 | His task had been bad enough trying to persuade the region that a company with £310m of debt had any credibility at all . |
| 15 | It was the same in the the pantomimes when Lily has learnt learnt the dancing , I could er after she had showed us about twice I could I could have it no bother and the rest of them were still struggling away trying to learn the steps . |
| 16 | So there he was , in a merchant bank , desperately trying to restore the family fortunes . |
| 17 | Fifteen minutes later she took a deep breath , desperately trying to steady the nerves fluttering like trapped birds in the pit of her stomach . |
| 18 | She took a deep breath , desperately trying to steady the anger churning within her . |
| 19 | He was desperately trying to kick the habit on his own , but he needed moral support and someone to keep an eye on him . |
| 20 | She was already screaming , desperately trying to steer the car away from the BMW , where the youth was attempting to light another Molotov cocktail . |
| 21 | Now the speculators have hit hard times and are desperately trying to off-load the cars which have become millstones around their necks . |
| 22 | THE British Patent Office spent last week desperately trying to stop the publication of a series of advertisements encouraging people to patent their inventions . |
| 23 | Most people leave desperately trying to stop the ringing in their ears and wondering what the hell happened . |
| 24 | Most people leave desperately trying to stop the ringing in their ears and wondering what the hell happened . |
| 25 | Taking advantage of the diversion created by the school of minnows laying their eggs , this predatory fish would enter stage right and gobble up the perch 's eggs while he was desperately trying to evict the minnows . |
| 26 | As he moved away , Shannon sent a silent stream of curses after the mischievous imp in her soul which had landed her in this , desperately trying to remember the instructions she 'd skimmed through in the beginners ' ‘ learn-to-ski ’ handbook Kelly had given her . |
| 27 | Prolific striker Ian Rush is out of Saturday 's League encounter against Crystal Palace with hamstring trouble and the club are desperately trying to hurry the Welshman back in time for Tuesday night 's Coca-Cola Cup fixture between the two clubs . |
| 28 | Lucky Jim as an over-night visitor drunkenly burning his host 's sheets with his cigarette-ends , and desperately trying to disguise the damage with a pair of scissors , is farcical in a Wodehouse sort of way , though the social rank of the characters is down more than a notch or two . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm not saying kissing you was n't quite pleasant , as kisses go , ’ she informed him as calmly as she could , desperately trying to disguise the way her heart was pounding with fear as she recalled her reactions to that kiss . |
| 30 | She closed her eyes , desperately trying to find the anger which had protected her from him so far , but found only an overwhelming longing to simply lose herself in his arms . |