Example sentences of "you trying [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sorry , were you trying to say something ? |
| 2 | ‘ You trying to say I 'm queer ? ’ he said quietly . |
| 3 | Are you trying to say I should have trusted you over all those … those … betrayals ? ’ |
| 4 | Well it 's it 's like you trying to say you 're gon na boil a pan of potatoes and you 've got ta keep turning it off every two minutes , cos it 'll be getting too hot ! |
| 5 | ‘ Why are you trying to put me off ? ’ |
| 6 | Were you trying to kill me ? |
| 7 | ‘ Are you trying to kill me off by degrees ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Are you trying to kill yourself ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You 've been drinking as well — are you trying to kill yourself ? ’ |
| 10 | In the case of upshot , it is the illocutionary or perlocutionary force , what the speaker is trying to do with his or her words , which is made explicit , and this may be prefaced by utterances like : ‘ Are you trying to annoy me ? ’ or ‘ What 's the point of telling me this ? ’ or ‘ I was only trying to be friendly ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ Are you trying to annoy me , young man ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It 's just that I get real fed up with bozos like you trying to rip me off all the time . |
| 13 | What are you trying to bully me into saying , Luke ? ’ |
| 14 | Knowing his plan is to develop the character of Christ in my life , I can much more easily say ‘ What are you trying to teach me Lord ? ’ when I am offended , instead of my natural ‘ Why me Lord ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ What are you trying to teach me Lord ? ’ recognises the sovereignty of God . |
| 16 | ‘ What were you trying to teach me in this Lord ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Why are you trying to flatter me ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Are you trying to turn it off or on ? ’ |
| 19 | who you trying to turn it on , with everybody |
| 20 | ‘ Are you trying to stop me seeing him ? |
| 21 | Are you trying to stop your people carrying blades of any kind ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Why are you trying to split us in two ? |
| 23 | ‘ Are you trying to destroy my reputation ? ’ |
| 24 | Are you trying to deny you 're responsible for her condition ? |
| 25 | What are you trying to persuade them to do ? |
| 26 | ‘ Are you trying to talk yourself into it ? |
| 27 | You trying to ruin me , is that it ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Look here , ’ said Felicity half-resentfully , ‘ are you trying to depress us , or what ? |
| 29 | Oh are you trying to shove me mother out again Herbert ? |
| 30 | ‘ In which case , why are you trying to discuss it ? ’ |