Example sentences of "[adv] trying [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | especially , especially trying to do a bit of |
| 2 | I am not merely trying to preserve the tradition of my country . |
| 3 | But Mr Rychetsky argues that the Liberal Club is merely trying to safeguard the reforms by winning popular support for them . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I 'm only trying to sell the time then ! |
| 7 | I am sorry , I am only trying to answer the question . |
| 8 | He felt Simon was only trying to prolong the visit . |
| 9 | Cranog Jones says he was only trying to de-tune the engine . |
| 10 | ‘ He journeyed back to his own people , with many adventures along the way ; and when he was in Merkadale he told the Myrcans that they had to stop the killing , that they were only trying to pick an apple that was already in their hands . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Can can I just say that I think it 's interesting that Mao 's sort of targeting the local tyrants and the erm the evil gentry I mean because you could , you could ar argue that basically the landlords are only trying to get a return erm which is , which is equal to what they can get if they invest all their money in or you know erm or whatever or big cities |
| 13 | We are literally only trying to get the appointments so that we can |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ Look , ’ sniffed Mel , ‘ these guys are only trying to make a bob or two … and from what I gather they usually rake in a fair bit . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | So trying to break the habit actually increases the compulsion to smoke or to eat too much ! |
| 18 | ‘ I will not anthropomorphize these vandals as they are wilfully and ignorantly trying to destroy a building that is there for the use of all the community . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm obviously trying to have a row with you . |
| 20 | His task had been bad enough trying to persuade the region that a company with £310m of debt had any credibility at all . |
| 21 | In reply , Gorbachev in his Oct. 19 Supreme Soviet address lashed out at Yeltsin , accusing him of getting " carried away trying to mount a show of strength " by demanding creation of a radical coalition government . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | So there he was , in a merchant bank , desperately trying to restore the family fortunes . |
| 24 | There was this idiot , sailing along desperately trying to simulate an atmosphere of … |
| 25 | Fifteen minutes later she took a deep breath , desperately trying to steady the nerves fluttering like trapped birds in the pit of her stomach . |
| 26 | She took a deep breath , desperately trying to steady the anger churning within her . |
| 27 | He was desperately trying to kick the habit on his own , but he needed moral support and someone to keep an eye on him . |
| 28 | She was already screaming , desperately trying to steer the car away from the BMW , where the youth was attempting to light another Molotov cocktail . |
| 29 | Now the speculators have hit hard times and are desperately trying to off-load the cars which have become millstones around their necks . |
| 30 | Police investigating a triple murder in Buckinghamshire are tonight desperately trying to stop a man who 's threatening to kill himself . |