Example sentences of "[subord] i [be] trying [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I squirm like I 'm trying to shake off a mosquito . |
| 2 | Cos I was trying to keep out , it 's too much for him , he 's |
| 3 | Well I was looking out the other side cos I was trying to work out where Glynis lived . |
| 4 | ‘ And I spent an hour greeting my guests , making a speech and ensuring the entertainment was fully organised for the evening , while I was trying to make up my mind whether your refusal to put in an appearance was because you cared for me — or because you hated me . ’ |
| 5 | Gerald said : ‘ I suppose somebody could have been in there doing the old man while I was trying to get in . |
| 6 | Gerald , pretending to a savoir faire he did not possess ; ‘ I suppose somebody could have been in there doing the old man while I was trying to get in … ’ |
| 7 | My voice had risen a good half-octave and my hands were waggling around on the end of my arms as though I was trying to shake off bits of Sellotape . |