Example sentences of "[pers pn] [am/are] trying to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The only difference between us is that I am trying to be , and you ca n't help it . ’ |
| 2 | When I am trying to be stricter than usual with myself , I plan a really busy week so that I am out more than is customary . |
| 3 | So maybe I am adding things on as ‘ an afterthought ’ , but , if I ca n't be a designer , I am trying to be a good technician . |
| 4 | I am trying to be as kind as possible to the Minister . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , I am trying to be , ’ said Suleiman modestly . |
| 6 | I 'm trying to be clear . |
| 7 | And I 'm trying to be serious today . ’ |
| 8 | I 'm trying to be calm and … and helpful for us all round . ’ |
| 9 | I 'm trying to be relaxed like Frank Edwards [ also of Repton ] and get a lazy jab like his . ’ |
| 10 | I 'm trying to be nice . |
| 11 | I 'm trying to be honest about him , and about myself . |
| 12 | I 'm not being coy ; I 'm trying to be useful . |
| 13 | ‘ Matthew , I 'm trying to be very understanding and modern about this , but I want you to realize that for women of my generation , it 's difficult to accept the prevailing mores . ’ |
| 14 | No we get we get a lot of erm sort of similar questions I 'm no I 'm trying I 'm trying to be it 's only just me . |
| 15 | I 'm trying to be very good but er I can only so much of that ! |
| 16 | Yes and they they provided me with boxes of tapes and batteries and eh Walkman and so on and so forth and eh , I 'm trying to be conscientious . |
| 17 | I 'm going out tonight so I 'm trying to be well today . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , Henry , ’ said Elinor , now blocking her mouth with the palm of her hand and moaning elaborately , ‘ you 're trying to be funny ! |
| 19 | ‘ You can exclude me from the all round , Mother ; and I think it 's a little late for you to say you 're trying to be calm and helpful . |
| 20 | Any time you do a record , or any time you practise anything new , you 're trying to be better at what you do . |
| 21 | Most advertising applies a lot of peer group pressure : if you are the successful executive you 're trying to be , you must fly British Airways rather than the red-eye . |
| 22 | Talbot said : ‘ If you 're trying to be encouraging , Professor , you 're not doing too well at it . ’ |
| 23 | I said , ‘ Oh for Chris'sakes , shut up I know you 're trying to be nice to me and help me , but please do n't because you 're just giving me a headache . ’ |
| 24 | You 're in a mess , William , and you 're trying to be devious with me . |
| 25 | ‘ I think you 're trying to be honest , ’ Henry said . |
| 26 | You 're trying to be everything and they 're pushing it away cos it 's not what they really want and they , I mean , all , all you can get from him is how marvellous , you 're right , how marvellous his brothers are and yet , what I 've heard of the brothers they 're not |
| 27 | But we are trying to be sensible . |
| 28 | If we humanize the cat to the extent where we start to give it human medication , we may be hurting it when we are trying to be kind . |
| 29 | We are trying to be economical and do n't want to waste postage for those who no longer want to support the scheme , so please get in touch with either Helen ( 632 8214 ) or Theresa ( 638 5882 ) . |
| 30 | I think there 's a great cult of perfection amongst women , that they 're trying to be all |