Example sentences of "[adv] trying [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not merely trying to preserve the tradition of my country . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I 'm only trying to sell the time then ! |
| 4 | I am sorry , I am only trying to answer the question . |
| 5 | He felt Simon was only trying to prolong the visit . |
| 6 | Cranog Jones says he was only trying to de-tune the engine . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | So trying to break the habit actually increases the compulsion to smoke or to eat too much ! |
| 11 | His task had been bad enough trying to persuade the region that a company with £310m of debt had any credibility at all . |
| 12 | So there he was , in a merchant bank , desperately trying to restore the family fortunes . |
| 13 | She took a deep breath , desperately trying to steady the anger churning within her . |
| 14 | He was desperately trying to kick the habit on his own , but he needed moral support and someone to keep an eye on him . |
| 15 | She was already screaming , desperately trying to steer the car away from the BMW , where the youth was attempting to light another Molotov cocktail . |
| 16 | THE British Patent Office spent last week desperately trying to stop the publication of a series of advertisements encouraging people to patent their inventions . |
| 17 | Most people leave desperately trying to stop the ringing in their ears and wondering what the hell happened . |
| 18 | Most people leave desperately trying to stop the ringing in their ears and wondering what the hell happened . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | She closed her eyes , mentally counting to ten , desperately trying to calm the inferno raging within her . |
| 24 | She took a deep breath , desperately trying to calm the turmoil raging within . |
| 25 | Also , now desperately trying to stem the flow of red ink its trailing — see page three — going to Pyramid for complete systems is a safe option for SNI as research and development budgets are being put through the grinder . |
| 26 | He 's just trying to take the grease out of his fingers . |
| 27 | Just trying to enliven the journey with a spot of cabby 's banter . |
| 28 | Just a , to , just trying to illustrate the point that size does matter sometimes . |
| 29 | At the start of the season , the defensive system was a sweeper one , it worked superbly , we were winning though , but it , it 's the , it 's the reincarnation of the battle of Culloden as far as I 'm concerned ; Bonnie Prince Charlie just trying to swamp the Duke of Cumberland . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm just trying to explain the pressure that was put on me . ’ |