Example sentences of "i was trying to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somewhere I had read that a gentleman is one who never causes pain ; perhaps I was trying to be a gentleman . |
| 2 | Dad was still convinced I was trying to be something — a lawyer , I 'd told him recently , because even he knew that that doctor stuff was a wind-up . |
| 3 | ‘ I was trying to be polite . |
| 4 | I was trying to be cool , but the statues were not funny to me . |
| 5 | Erm so on that one that 's , that 's you did n't use any slang , the belief in the way you asked I think that came out , I was trying to be a prospective client rather than be the trainer cos I could see that Mike was uncomfortable and I was trying to , well okay , how , how would I well I think yeah there was a belief that you had there , I think he was er reasonably attentive , Mike , to your response ? |
| 6 | I put it on the arm on the chair , I was trying to be clever and I sat down and it had like material there and I caught the material and I just sort , all fell down here , it 's a lovely smell . |