Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] me [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | They were both trying to persuade me to continue with the radiotherapy and drugs . ’ |
2 | Gizzmo keeps trying to persuade me to go with her but I do n't really want to . |
3 | If he did , it was n't surprising he was trying to get me Confirmed in Faith . |
4 | It fulfilled none of my expectations and seemed to be merely trying to make me laugh at the fact that it had left me standing there grasping at nothing . |
5 | She was , however , immensely enthusiastic and encouraging , trying to make me think of the enterprise as a holiday as well as a mission with a sad and serious purpose . |