Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The English were in fact trying to claim the authentic characteristics of a nation irrespective of how it was defined , including an attempt to cover English claims over Scotland and Ireland , despite the absence of any ‘ habit of unity ’ in the former case or of a shared language in the latter . |
| 2 | It is difficult , at the best of times , to balance on a broomstick , but when you are trying to carry a heavy bucket of water at the same time , it is virtually impossible . |
| 3 | ALTHOUGH the onlookers might find the sight entertaining , you wo n't get very far trying to tow a full-size power boat with a Reliant Robin . |
| 4 | Derby , with the support of Salvidge , his Liverpool henchman , was making this difficult by trying to conduct a growling inquest into the whole election strategy . |
| 5 | Look , she 'd woken up at two , three or four in the morning trying to plan a perfect system for keeping cassettes in order . |
| 6 | The problems encountered in a survey of the occupants of old people 's homes will obviously be different from those encountered in trying to interview a representative sample of ordinary adolescents . |
| 7 | Dot preferred Mrs Hollidaye 's way of talking , always trying to see the good side of things . |
| 8 | He would stand and stare into the darkness trying to see the old ruins of Caesar 's time , but not tonight , the mist was too thick . |
| 9 | He does not take into consideration the fact that they are killing , or trying to kill an living being . |
| 10 | She wielded the chair in front of her , trying to parry the approaching menace . |
| 11 | She followed , trying to spot a public phone , and she had just caught sight of one at the corner of the building when he came out of the office , a key in his hand . |
| 12 | Cos you 're actually trying to estimate the true cost of doing the work . |
| 13 | He sat back in his seat , his knowing eyes never leaving her , and she took a deep breath , desperately trying to steady the sudden rush of adrenalin charging round her body . |
| 14 | For the first time we are trying to preserve the historical integrity of the carvings . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We 're already trying to heal the long rift . |
| 16 | David said : ‘ We have been trying to promote a professional image and get away from everyone 's idea of school dinners or canteen catering . |
| 17 | I am currently trying to confirm a suitable date . |
| 18 | For Opposition Members to suggest otherwise shows that they have either not understood the Bill or are trying to bolster a weak case with irrelevant scares . |
| 19 | The pike is perhaps in a similar difficulty as a human who is trying to hit a moving tennis ball when someone throws a second ball across his visual field ; it makes it more difficult to hit the ball . |
| 20 | It is reasonable and sensible that , if the police are trying to implement a rational policy whereby , first , someone is cautioned and then prosecuted , that information should be available . |
| 21 | If ministers spend this week in Blackpool trying to paint the Labour Party red again — as Kenneth Baker seems to intend — they will have missed the point and further demeaned themselves in the eyes of the public . |
| 22 | In trying to paint an accurate word picture of the post-Plowden primary school I have been forced to turn to some old press cuttings . |
| 23 | When you 're trying to demolish a false promise , I suspect you are less likely to close your eyes to unacceptable facts . ’ |
| 24 | During this race she had a lucky escape when she fell to the deck from spreader level while aloft trying to trip a jammed spinnaker . |
| 25 | She tried to keep the conversation general and without barbs but it was like trying to float a small boat in a treacherous sea . |
| 26 | Trying to arrange a temporary nanny proved to be as useless as their hunt for an electrician . |
| 27 | Renormalization , however , does have a serious drawback from the point of view of trying to find a complete theory , because it means that the actual values of the masses and the strengths of the forces can not be predicted from the theory , but have to be chosen to fit the observations . |
| 28 | But if they are , Mr Gorbachev 's policy of trying to find a pliant press that people trust will also have failed . |
| 29 | She felt very tired suddenly , and angry with him for trying to find a weak spot . |
| 30 | The conclusion suggested by this line of argument is that accounting academics have , perhaps , been worrying too much about trying to find a short-term measure of income which is consistent with DCF . |