Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] [be] trying [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There does n't seem to be much of it about , not even many DFs , so I 've been trying to stock up lately . |
| 2 | Weather gets nastier here — my week in 21–28 October was warm and wet , so I lazed and read and ate — read a lot and ate a lot which , given the state of the bathroom scales , enriched both mind and body ( HA HA ) so I have been trying to eat and drink less . |
| 3 | Cos I 've been trying to organise it . |
| 4 | went to put the , he , he went away again , but I , I did mention to the police , who I might say were very helpful were ninety per cent of burglars do n't get cleared up so of course it was n't important and I never expected it would be , but I did mention to the police at the time that I would like an future occasion because I 've been trying to use guns in America er to have a gun in the house but they er , but they would n't erm agree to it at all |
| 5 | Because I 've been trying to swop between that one and that one . |
| 6 | Erm , I 've been in discussion , because I 've been trying to rescue their electricity bill situation , which is again , something which has blown up on them . |
| 7 | I knew I 'd overdone the garlic in the Rogan Josh because I 'd been trying to impress Zaria . |