Example sentences of "[noun sg] i 've [be] trying [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For almost half an hour I 've been trying to get them out , but it 's impossible . ’ |
| 2 | A lot of folks drop their guard when they think they 're dealing with a man of simple mind — and if behind that kind of pose you hide the steely determination I 've been trying to drum into you , son , you 'll do just fine . " |
| 3 | To you it 's just home , but to me it 's the place I 've been trying to get to . |
| 4 | ‘ Look Aurora , this proves the point I 've been trying to make all along . |
| 5 | ‘ At the risk of sounding self-pitying — a bad habit I 've been trying to break — nobody ever gives me anything . |
| 6 | The man I 've been trying to reach ever since I first started this whole thing . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ The thing I 've been trying to do all along is to create a very large-sounding rock record — orchestrated , in a way — combining that with my songwriting style , which is pretty eclectic , I suppose . |