Example sentences of "[conj] i [be] [not/n't] trying " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope that the hon. Member for Beaconsfield will serve on the Committee that will examine the Bill , although I am not trying to condemn him to that if he does not wish to be there , because I think that we might be able to find some common ground . |
| 2 | I do n't know how to approach this , but this is me , Sarah , your pathetically vile big sister , not able to find the words , but hoping you can see what I 'm trying to do — what I 'm trying to say — and please , please believe me when I say that I 'm not trying to run away from what I 've done , but if I could change somehow — obliterate — one thing I 've done in my life , one truly awful thing that I have done , it would be this . |
| 3 | But I think they recognise that I 'm not trying to exploit the Broads to line my pocket , and that I 've taken a bit of care . |
| 4 | I still believed implicitly in Tony DeFries and I 'm not trying to put Tony down by this at all . |
| 5 | ‘ Look , ’ I said , ‘ I do see your point , and I 'm not trying to talk down to you , but if I went round telling you , or any other patient , their temperatures my bosses would kill me . |
| 6 | It 's also the case and I 'm not trying to malign any part of the private sector and I certainly do n't want to be the subject of a libel action , but it is showing a tendency to grow in directions that are contrary to the hard won ideas of good practice in statutory provision . |
| 7 | And I was n't trying to defend her . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But I was n't trying to interest him ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But I 'm not trying to compete with her . ’ |
| 10 | But I 'm not trying to dampen your enthusiasm . |