Example sentences of "[conj] [indef pn] is try [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you think that someone is trying to kill you , then you can die … because you are so afraid . ’ |
| 2 | And everyone is trying to take away my possessions , ’ she says , referring to the original benefactors of the Illingworth will . |
| 3 | Wherever you are , it is alright to yell if someone is trying to hurt you . |
| 4 | This , this , you know , is saying something very , very simple , it 's telling you straight away , okay it 's , it is , it is quite nice to have the quote in there again as I say , if somebody , if somebody is trying to do a little advance story , to say , you could all , you could from there you could actually write something which , without having to go back and make a phone call . |
| 5 | Repetition in everyday conversation can be a mixed blessing if one is trying to grasp meaning — if only people would come to the point ! |
| 6 | There is however a problem , if one is trying to do both these things at the same time . |
| 7 | ( One can of course question whether or not the axioms are appropriate if one is trying to model a concrete example . ) |
| 8 | Such bad habits include the horse refusing to stand still while someone is trying to mount it , or the horse cantering on only one lead . |
| 9 | You know , now that is , that is when somebody is trying to take you further , there 's , there 's , there 's the food , there 's been a food , I do n't know , food , food poisoning outbreak in a well-known city restaurant or something like that , there 's thirty people in hospital , a couple are pretty serious , there 's a general flap on because it 's the height of the tourist season in Cambridge , and you 've been called in . |
| 10 | Recent years have made teachers familiar with this strategy , and with the costs that are associated with it , especially when one is trying to negotiate with a fairly implacable demander . |
| 11 | He says : ‘ There is boredom when one is trying to avoid awareness that one is very angry or disappointed with the other person . |