Example sentences of "i 'm [adv] trying [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm simply trying to repair some of the damage caused by Maurice 's greed . ’ |
| 2 | Yeah , but I 'm just trying to finish this and then I 'll clear it up . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm just trying to get some perspective here , ’ he said as I twisted the last coldness from my beer bottle . |
| 4 | At the moment I 'm just trying to forget that awful spice stuff . |
| 5 | It 's also the case and I 'm not trying to malign any part of the private sector and I certainly do n't want to be the subject of a libel action , but it is showing a tendency to grow in directions that are contrary to the hard won ideas of good practice in statutory provision . |
| 6 | I 'm not trying to cast any blame here but handed over allocations on Innsbruck to at one time yeah and left us to carry the ball cos she sort of withdrew at one time |
| 7 | I 'm not trying to use both hands . |
| 8 | I 'm not trying to sound sexy , but there 's something about being on stage , being in front of a camera , that forces you to … ’ |
| 9 | I 'm not trying to sound humble , but I 've got a small house because it 's all I need . |
| 10 | But then again I 'm not trying to put that defeat down to one person . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm not trying to do any story — I do n't need to now . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not trying to work all that out for a start , ’ she went on . |
| 13 | They 're not unrelated , certainly , I 'm not trying to suggest that . |
| 14 | Instead , she said , ‘ I 'm still trying to get used to a different way of life , if that 's what you mean . ’ |