Example sentences of "for [noun pl] trying [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roseberry 's musical background might go some way to explaining her ‘ good ear ’ as well as her sympathy for musicians trying to catch the attention of A&R departments . |
| 2 | For housewives trying to do their best for their families , for whom every mid-Victorian penny counted , of course the dividend was what mattered . |
| 3 | I would sit there for ages trying to figure out how it accomplished this . |
| 4 | The way ahead for paleontologists trying to build up a knowledge of evolution has been spurred on by the revolution in plate tectonics , which has provided a better understanding of the stratigraphic record and fossilized data . |
| 5 | Hamburger-flipping jobs ( ‘ McJobs ’ ) that pay the minimum wage ( $3.80 an hour in 1990 ) are fine for teenagers , but not for parents trying to support a family . |
| 6 | It seemed fitting for Thatcherism to end , not with a bang , but with the protracted whimper of a ‘ hung ’ parliament ; with the Tories struggling on for days trying to patch up some squalid deal with the Ulster Unionists , before Neil Kinnock and Paddy Ashdown were driven to 10 Downing Street in their Daimlers . |
| 7 | British diplomats , who had been in contact with the Chinese foreign ministry for weeks trying to get them to resume talks , had expected a stormy ride yesterday . |
| 8 | THE RIGHT SAID FRED STORY : two brothers work for years trying to become pop stars . |
| 9 | Erm , there are a number of issues , there are three separate issues there 's the C A B issue , which I remember for years trying to get additional staff funded in the North Wiltshire C A B from from this council and we could n't afford it then and we ca n't afford it now . |
| 10 | AN ATTEMPT to provide more information for firms trying to launch cross-border deals is to be carried out by accountants KPMG Peat Marwick , it emerged today . |
| 11 | On the grounds of preventing young workers ' wages rising to a level which might price them out of work it scrapped the 1946 Fair Wages Resolution , which required compliance with minimum wage standards for firms trying to secure government and other contracts . |
| 12 | People living in a picturesque village say it 's become a rat run for lorries trying to avoid crossing the Severn Bridge . |
| 13 | This can cause confusion at this time of year for naturalists trying to identify the sex of damselflies . |
| 14 | The A48 at Westbury on Severn was badly hit , with several feet of water in places , making it a decidedly soggy beat for police trying to sort out the chaos . |
| 15 | Of course , there is some very good help around for women trying to breastfeed — for health visitors , midwives , nurses and breastfeeding counsellors , who you can contact through organisations like the National Childbirth Trust and the La Leche League . |
| 16 | For women trying to survive in the game of life there are few ways of improving the balance of power within the family ( or within the workplace ) . |
| 17 | At present the unavoidably large cartridge makes life complicated for backpackers trying to limit their fuel load to what is strictly necessary for longer trips . |