Example sentences of "he [be] just try [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Obviously he is just trying to wind people up , but I think I 'm too long in the tooth to take any notice of anything he says . |
| 2 | He 's just trying to take the grease out of his fingers . |
| 3 | He 's just trying to get it in . |
| 4 | We all know he still fancies her he 's just trying to , you know keep it he 's just trying to forget it and try and act as normal as possible with her and hopefully things will get back to be back to what , what they were . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's just trying to provoke you into giving an indiscreet answer that he can misquote … ’ |
| 6 | mother , he 's just trying to piss you off . |
| 7 | See I do n't know if it 's just part real or if he 's just trying to frighten me . |
| 8 | I did n't really understand , I thought he was just trying to shock Caroline — and me . |
| 9 | He was just trying to frighten her . |
| 10 | Or perhaps he was just trying to find out what thallium was . |
| 11 | He was just trying to make himself sound big . |
| 12 | I know now he was just trying to make a sale and did n't have my size in stock , but since he was wearing a fleecy top and tracksuit trousers I believed him , and bought these huge leather edifices that a young married couple could quite comfortably live in and bring up a family . |
| 13 | he was just trying to scare him , trying to scare him |
| 14 | Glancing at the old man , Jack suddenly realized he was just trying to distract him , to prevent his mind leaping ahead to whatever was happening at the hospital . |