Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could n't actually tell me what was going on because that would put him in shtuck but he was trying to tip me the wink . |
| 2 | ‘ I want to know what you told the copper , what he told you , why you sent Sal down to Cawthorne 's place at the weekend , what you 're going to do about her now , what you intend doing about Alec Reynolds now that he 's dead and why you 're trying to give me the bum 's rush . |
| 3 | Everyone , save Babs Osborne , understood that her Polish lover was trying to give her the push . |
| 4 | His girlfriend was trying to give him the kiss of life . |
| 5 | What I 'm trying to do is trying to get it the way it will be in an exam so , cos in an exam you 're |
| 6 | And erm and Miss asked why we were n't friends any more and we goes well she lied and you know , she splits up most people by doing that cos they were trying to tell us the truth and we would n't listen . |
| 7 | And er , then I should go to the bobbin shop and ask them if they could get these done today and er , well we got this on , I said no but I , we want it if you could leave them on one side and erm I used to er I , I became , if I might say so and I 'm not boasting or bragging or anything , Michael , I 'm trying to tell you the situation as it was and er I was a very important man to and er they er got me er at one time to er figure out , they , they used to make what was called Woolworths locks . |