Example sentences of "i try [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to be as patient as I could and I think David 's mother has realised for quite a long time that I was quite a good daughter-in-law to her ( although I was n't a daughter-in-law at that time ) but as a girl friend , I could understand her finding it obnoxious that her son brought some strange person into the house . |
| 2 | When her father died , I tried to be there for her . |
| 3 | No matter how realistic and cautious I tried to be about changes at home , in my heart I only wanted reassurance that things would be as before . |
| 4 | I tried to be loving to you . |
| 5 | Granted I was a little afraid , I tried to be secret . |
| 6 | I tried to be blind , but I could not . |
| 7 | Everything went on as normal and I tried to be as pleasant as I could and as loving towards Anne as I had always been , but she must have noticed that a part of me was absent : simply somewhere else . |
| 8 | ‘ Not as much of a fool as I tried to be . |
| 9 | I tried to be quiet , ’ she said , knowing she was babbling but unable to prevent it . |
| 10 | I tried to be bitter but I could n't . |
| 11 | I tried to be sick in the toilet , but even that I failed to do . |
| 12 | I tried to be as quiet as possible . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I thought I might have hurt you — God knows I tried to be careful , but you seem to have this knack of wiping out twenty-five years of control and finesse with a single touch . ’ |
| 14 | I try to be out when he comes begging but that stupid Nutty gives it all away . |
| 15 | I try to be a bit middle-of-the-road , saying yes , I 'm not particularly bothered about how I look . |
| 16 | In some ways I am self-sufficient , and I try to be always self-disciplined . |
| 17 | I try to be a reasonably abstemious individual . |
| 18 | Over the years I suppose I 've become known as a dotty naturalist but I try to be rational and I think it 's a pity the Greens are n't more practical . |
| 19 | I do n't want him to worry , so I try to be bright and keep going . ’ |
| 20 | I try to be receptive , allowing images to develop in my mind . |
| 21 | But I try to be indifferent to the slurs of face , pointedness of nose . |
| 22 | But I try to be indifferent to the slurs of my enemies . |
| 23 | ‘ I try to be accurate , sir , ’ said the Inspector modestly . |
| 24 | ‘ I try to be as efficient as possible . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I try to be . ’ |
| 26 | Er and she said I 'll ring you ag I said oh dear someone now coming to the door , she said , never mind I 'll ring you on Saturday , so I said alright and er and she lives at Wyndham , Norfolk , my husband 's niece and erm , you see , and then there 's the other one and she said , auntie you 're always so cheerful , I said , well I try to be cheerful because like everybody else I get a little depressed sometimes because , you see , I have no sisters and brothers , I have three elderly cousins who live away and who I , who I see , one was here a fortnight ago er er er my cousin and his wife er , you see , it will be on a Wednesday , a fortnight today , no Thursday , yes , you see , a fortnight ago and they said , we 'll come again an we 've always bought you a bunch of daffodils so we shall come again when the daffodils are and er and they bring me over bits and pieces because er she was a cook and they bring me something nice to eat |
| 27 | I try to be unemotional , without much success . |
| 28 | I try to be gracious . |
| 29 | I try to be comfortable ; to stretch my legs and think soothing thoughts . |
| 30 | I try to be friendly . |