Example sentences of "for trying [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A COUPLE have been charged for trying to sell their children to buy drugs . |
| 2 | Perhaps there were good reasons for trying to outwit him in this way ? |
| 3 | You cna't blame tackle shops and manufacturers for trying to streamline their production , but when other angler 's safety is put at risk questions must be asked . |
| 4 | How could such a proud gentleman be so much in the power of one of his servants that he could not even punish her for trying to kill him ? |
| 5 | ‘ Forgive me , ’ I prayed , ‘ for trying to bribe you with emotion . ’ |
| 6 | But she could not tell him her real reason for trying to dissuade him . |
| 7 | Many people think it is hard to assess whether a building is worth preserving and ask what the criteria are for trying to save it . |
| 8 | I loved him for saying that , for trying to cheer me up . |
| 9 | Of all the things I 'd got up to in my time , I never thought I 'd be stitched for trying to return someone 's stolen property . |
| 10 | Even to him it was now barely imaginable , and other eagles he mentioned it to seemed to take it as a lie and untruth , and were angry at him for trying to delude them . |
| 11 | ‘ They sent me to prison for trying to free my country . |
| 12 | But that is no reason for trying to make them contradict each other . |
| 13 | That was your own fault for trying to make me get back into the car . |
| 14 | ‘ I know you were promised to Craig , but no-one would blame you for trying to forget him . ’ |
| 15 | You will stay here an hour longer as a punishment for trying to deceive us . ’ |
| 16 | What possible reason could he have for trying to convince her that her designs could help save Chester 's ? |
| 17 | He apologised for trying to blame them over the Tories ' economic blunders . |
| 18 | A recent Dogs Today letter writer told how much strife he 'd endured , merely for trying to have his three German Shepherds live under the same roof as himself . |
| 19 | That wily old fellow Javed Miandad came out of it all with a commendation for trying to calm his prayers . |