Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [be] trying " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police have this afternoon been trying to question the girl , who 's said to be extremely distressed . |
| 2 | This course is trying to put science and engineering together , and at the same time tackle a broad field of energy which spreads through industry into the home , into transport , and to see how everything goes together — science , engineering , economics , social and human questions — they all come in . |
| 3 | In all of this Boy was trying very hard , so very hard that it was touching to watch . |
| 4 | And speaking of needless repeats , do you think this owner is trying to make a point ? |
| 5 | The new government of Russia which negotiated with the brother of Nicholas II with a view to restoring the monarchy in Russia , and in which the leading monarchists Lvov and Guchkov occupy leading positions , this government is trying to represent as a defensive war … its imperialist war with Germany , to represent as a defence of the Russian republic … the defence of the predatory imperialist bandit-like aims of Russian , English , and other capital . |
| 6 | This man was trying to retreat , but Fedorov would not let him . |
| 7 | The difficulty of this shot is trying to , trying . |
| 8 | Dozens of sudents who ca n't get into medical colleges in this country are trying for places in Czechoslovakia . |