Example sentences of "are trying [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These women are trying to earn their living and especially if you 're a newcomer to the tour it 's hard work . |
| 2 | A nine-year-old boy and his sister , 11 , who live with their grandparents in Reading , Berks are trying to stop their mother embarrassing them by turning up drunk at the school gates . |
| 3 | In January policemen arrested the leaders of some farmers near the Cambodian border who are trying to save their land from eucalyptus plantations . |
| 4 | When your dogs are eating it is not a good idea to pat them ; if they think you are trying to take their food they will defend it with your life . |
| 5 | And finally , the Scouts are trying to update their image to recruit more members from inner cities and ethnic minorities . |
| 6 | We 're aiming it at , at private individuals — people who 've got an interest in the Stock Exchange , and are trying to update their interest and get as much information as they can about it . |
| 7 | But Joan Fox , head of patient services at Greenbank Hospital said : ‘ As well as trying to look after the psychological and physical care of these long stay elderly patients , we are trying to improve their environment on the wards . |
| 8 | Finally , if you are trying to sell your house , but without much success , aromatherapy may be the answer . |
| 9 | I 'M ASHAMED that Britain deported 36 Yugoslavs last month while other countries are trying to give them shelter . |
| 10 | OK , imagine you are trying to clear your throat — politely , not a great hacking cough , just a ‘ pre-after-dinner-speech ’ kind of a snort . |
| 11 | We all know that some struggling companies that are trying to develop their business and put money into services might wish to develop by introducing modern buses , by erecting good bus shelters or by creating decent waiting facilities in their out-of-town operations . |
| 12 | I know not everybody thinks this is the , what welcoming is about , but be aware that somebody in the parish knows also of the problem and they themselves are trying to feel their way forward to er some s partial solution . |
| 13 | In many of them assertive political leaders are trying to enhance their power . |
| 14 | Life at the bottom is no easy run … survival becomes more important than style … but Oxford are trying to play their way out of trouble … |
| 15 | Lucy Honeychurch 's generation are trying to assert their right to choose for themselves the path of their lives . |
| 16 | Whereas the meeting-point between reader and author in imaginative creative literature is the recognition of particular aspects of experience shaped and clarified , these authors are trying to share their understanding of the means by which all experience can be understood . |
| 17 | How do you feel about those bands who are trying to follow your example and cash in ? |
| 18 | Very high or very low readings should be investigated , as they will have a direct bearing on the toxicity of any pollutants you are trying to rid your system of . |
| 19 | There is now definite evidence that villagers are trying to meet their energy needs by substituting one resource for another — agricultural wastes for firewood , for example . |
| 20 | ‘ At times of recession , contractors are trying to maintain their market share and they do operate some contracts at a loss . ’ |
| 21 | Here you are trying to have your cake and eat it at the same time … |