Example sentences of "i try to " 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 | I tried to back down the stairs but Nelly kept hold of my frock and prevented me . |
| 3 | When her father died , I tried to be there for her . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I tried to be loving to you . |
| 6 | Granted I was a little afraid , I tried to be secret . |
| 7 | I tried to be blind , but I could not . |
| 8 | I tried to I probably made myself a bit of a nuisance when I came in last time but , |
| 9 | ‘ I tried to , but it 's hot when you bite it , it burns your teeth and your tongue . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ Not as much of a fool as I tried to be . |
| 12 | At least , I tried to . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I tried to on Friday night , ’ she reminded him caustically . |
| 14 | I tried to be quiet , ’ she said , knowing she was babbling but unable to prevent it . |
| 15 | I tried to be bitter but I could n't . |
| 16 | I tried to be sick in the toilet , but even that I failed to do . |
| 17 | After a wonderful evening I said goodbye but she refused when I tried to tipper . |
| 18 | I tried to inch away from him but there was n't another seat to move to . |
| 19 | ‘ Or , at least , I tried to . ’ |
| 20 | I tried to be as quiet as possible . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 22 | I tried to , I tea |
| 23 | I da , I I I tried to but I 'd smoke the place out ! |
| 24 | I tried to when I was two did n't I ? |
| 25 | I tried to , er , I told I got criticised for slowing down too much , going into a corner on my dr driving test , I told Brown which corner it was , he took me round there three or four times to s today on my lesson , yeah , we 'll keep doing it till you get it right . |
| 26 | I mean I do n't I try to not to take a lot of notice of it you |
| 27 | I in in the context of what Mr has just said , and I 'm really talking about the way he 's said it , but the way actually looked at the criteria , can I try to cos I would like to close on this particular question by one o'clock . |
| 28 | I try to be out when he comes begging but that stupid Nutty gives it all away . |
| 29 | I try to be a bit middle-of-the-road , saying yes , I 'm not particularly bothered about how I look . |
| 30 | In some ways I am self-sufficient , and I try to be always self-disciplined . |