Example sentences of "[conj] trying " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was the drugs problem where Trying to put me er social hat on , of people there on valium e and other drugs which were floating ground and kids were getting hold of these drugs from their parents . |
| 2 | Which means that the Third World 's potential for transformation is crucially conditional on not imitating or trying to ‘ catch up with Europe ’ ( p. 252 ) . |
| 3 | And also you 'll like it because the cardinal who designed it was a practical joker and built in all sorts of extremely infantile jokes so that he could spray water onto his innocent friends while they were eating their dinner or trying to watch little masques . |
| 4 | It is a common finding when we are jet-lagged or trying to sleep in the day after night-work . |
| 5 | But it was very trying and I do n't know if it was like a part of me that was being grabbing or trying to weasel my way into David 's affections . |
| 6 | It was also a triumph over the devil , who was thought to be particularly active at death-beds , either gloating over the sinner who was about to fall into his clutches , or trying at the last moment to snatch a soul in the throes of fear or doubt . |
| 7 | But the allusion to ‘ properly conducted ’ games or sports is vague , and the notion that such dangerous exhibitions as circus acts or trying to vault over twelve buses on a motorcycle are ‘ needed ’ in the public interest seems strained . |
| 8 | Unionists responded by either boycotting council meetings or trying to exclude Sinn Fein councillors , depending on whether or not there was a unionist majority . |
| 9 | These days the idea of going on a diet , or trying to control what I eat , or even trying to eat ‘ healthily ’ , would never occur to me . |
| 10 | May we learn to face up to our problems and try to sort them out instead of pretending that they do n't exist or trying to run away from them . |
| 11 | It does n't matter where he/she finishes , but whether the coach is only asking the eight-year-olds to spring 50m or trying to get all the senior team to really race hard over the first 1500m , he or she must be seen to experience it too or the children simply wo n't believe the coach can know what he/she is talking about . |
| 12 | It is not simply a question of becoming nicer or trying harder to live a good life . |
| 13 | They did n't stick their cards through your letter box or advertise in the Yellow Pages , And very often they were unreliable people , demanding payment in advance or trying to blackmail you . |
| 14 | And , just as it is unnatural to spend all one 's time hopping on one leg , going about with one eye permanently closed or trying to work with one hand tied behind the back , it is unnatural to be so unbalanced . |
| 15 | Dr Benjamin Spock points out , however , that if an angry mother refrains from spanking she may show her irritation in other ways , for instance , by nagging the child for half the day or trying to make him feel deeply guilty . |
| 16 | This is very contrary to our traditional view of trying to segment and fragment the information and trying to keep it at the business specific level or trying to keep it at the corporate level . |
| 17 | Or trying to motivate a workforce that has seen inflation halve the buying power of its wages . |
| 18 | This is the place to visit if you are planning a new garden or trying to give your modern garden the old fashioned look . |
| 19 | ‘ The police are keeping it quiet , or trying to . |
| 20 | The social worker can give them emotional support too , strengthening any network of support that already exists from relatives , friends and neighbours , or trying to form one for them if they are in a position of isolation . |
| 21 | All I have to worry about is designing , instead of production ETAs or trying to work out my taxes whilst being in a million meetings a day . |
| 22 | I will feel more and more independent … more able to stick up for myself … to stand upon my own feet … to hold my own … no matter how difficult or trying things may be . |
| 23 | She probably enjoys speaking to people who are not either obsequiously forelock-tugging or trying to upstage her . |
| 24 | ‘ This is not about beauty or trying to appear younger , ’ says the artist whose first name is Mireille but wants to be known only as Orlan . |
| 25 | It is also undoubtedly useful for teachers to be able to refer to features of pupils ' work when they are correcting it or trying to help pupils in some way . |
| 26 | Little did I think I would soon be playing , or trying to play , this one . |
| 27 | The women were to be seen hanging around in the yard talking quietly or trying to wash to get a few more rags to the pawnshop . |
| 28 | A closer interpretation is necessary in family work , with the counsellor focusing on the statement rather than passing it off or trying to pretend that it was not said , seeking to analyse and ascertain what exactly was being said , why is was said , and what the real message might be . |
| 29 | Rewards ( reinforcement ) can be offered for finishing a meal , eating quietly at the table without getting up , or trying a new food . |
| 30 | Wo n't be too many places he 'd be remembered these days , all those who could remember him are dead , or trying to die . |