Example sentences of "have been trying [verb] hold [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry miss , but the station has been trying to get hold of you for several days , ’ he interrupted . |
| 2 | but erm she 'd been trying to get hold of George I think for about two hours . |
| 3 | Great , I 've been trying to get hold of you . |
| 4 | ‘ Finally , I 've been trying to get hold of you since yesterday afternoon ! |
| 5 | ‘ That 's why I 've been trying to get hold of you . ’ |
| 6 | As you know , I 've been trying to get hold of you all week . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past half-hour ! ’ |
| 8 | I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past two hours ! ’ the man exclaimed harshly as he stared down at Laura , who was gazing back at him as though she 'd seen a ghost . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been trying to get hold of you to see what all this nonsense is about . |
| 10 | I 've been trying to get hold of him |
| 11 | you know what I 've been trying to get hold of a couple of one of these you know the phones , the phones that Donald 's got |