Example sentences of "i 've be trying [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The thing I 've been trying to do all along is to create a very large-sounding rock record — orchestrated , in a way — combining that with my songwriting style , which is pretty eclectic , I suppose . |
| 2 | Because the kind of earthly and human illustrations that I 've been trying to use this morning are all bound to fall short . |
| 3 | I 've been trying to vacuum this through all morning I have n't even done it |
| 4 | I 've been trying to talk some sense into her . ’ |
| 5 | I 've been trying to get some indoor fireworks and I ca n't get any , I thought it 'll be just some . |
| 6 | I 've been trying to ring all evening ! ’ |
| 7 | If we are in full flow , and a word escapes us , resorting to silence is undesirable — a complete and utter silence is unacceptable , and if used would surely worry the listener : I 've been trying to find that — . |
| 8 | Voiced hesitation is a partial solution : I 've been trying to find that — erm . |
| 9 | It is unusual to have two erm 's in immediate succession — I 've been trying to find that — erm — erm — and to have three is very strange : I 've been trying to find that — erm — erm — erm — . |
| 10 | It is unusual to have two erm 's in immediate succession — I 've been trying to find that — erm — erm — and to have three is very strange : I 've been trying to find that — erm — erm — erm — . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't you think I 've been trying to believe that ? ’ |
| 12 | I 've been trying to write all this afternoon |
| 13 | For the past three months I 've been trying to buy some SIMMS for my Mesh 386SX . |