Example sentences of "'ve been trying for " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 've been trying for forty years and the margin of error 's still about eighty per cent . ’ |
2 | This includes women who 've been trying for a test tube baby , have a history of pelvic inflammatory disease or sexually transmitted diseases , have suffered previous ectopic pregnancy , or surgery on their tubes , and those who 've had infertility problems . |
3 | ‘ Lucky devil , I 've been trying for eight years and still have n't cracked it yet . ’ |
4 | But if you can actually influence the French let us know because , or let the government know , because they , they 've been trying for years ever since Napoleon 's day , to try and do something . |
5 | We 've been trying for some time to employ as many players as possible during the winter , and this sponsorship means that it should be possible to take the worry of finding winter employment away from virtually all of them . |
6 | I 've been trying for days , though , I 'm coming over tomorrow . |
7 | and I 've been trying for ages but there just has n't been any cos |