Example sentences of "[pers pn] be try to tell [pers pn] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was trying to tell him that there are only 300 members of the IRA but he would n't listen , ’ says Hughes . |
| 2 | She said , ‘ I think you 're trying to tell me that I should remember something of this . ’ |
| 3 | Now , you 're trying to tell me that this is the real Trevor Magee lying downstairs ? |
| 4 | She was trying to tell me that we 're nobody . |
| 5 | The cryptic little comment sparked off a tiny glimmer of hope deep within her — could he be trying to tell her that she 'd proved distracting ? |