Example sentences of "he was trying to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I looked to see if he was trying to be unpleasant but he was obviously making an effort to be polite . |
| 2 | He was staring at the floor , keeping very still as if he was trying to be part of the wall . |
| 3 | He was trying to be jolly again . |
| 4 | He was trying to be friendly , that 's all . |
| 5 | Even when he was trying to be a criminal , the low moral fibre shone through . |
| 6 | The whole of the way through that he was looking at the person he was trying to im not staring at them , but good eye contact , so if you 're trying to influence somebody there 's no point in looking somewhere else . |
| 7 | If I did n't know better I 'd think he was trying to be as diplomatic possible in order to keep himself in line for the England job . |
| 8 | He was trying to , he was doing a laugh laughing fit last night , he was , he , he could n't tell me what he was trying to tell me . |
| 9 | But if he was trying to be a political playwright then should n't he clarify what he . |
| 10 | Perhaps he was trying to be hospitable — not an easy task for him when she was the guest ! |
| 11 | Detective Sergeant Peter Van Schaick , who led the police investigation , said : ‘ He was trying to be the man about town . |
| 12 | PRESIDENT Bill Clinton last night prepared the country for a painful package of tax increases and spending cuts , saying he was trying to ‘ change a direction of 12 years and take a new course ’ for the economy that would quickly provide half a million new jobs . |
| 13 | No , sorry never had anything to do with he was trying to er |
| 14 | I would n't put it past Nigel for showing off he did show off and he was trying to , he was trying to be really cool . |
| 15 | I would n't put it past Nigel for showing off he did show off and he was trying to , he was trying to be really cool . |
| 16 | And it looked like he was of bureaucracy , but what he was trying to perfectly valid point , that he could n't actually make the final decision . |