Example sentences of "i try [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried getting him slimmer once as I thought it might help him to jump even better , but it did n't suit him . |
| 2 | and er I tried getting it off , anyway I thought I ca n't be bothered messing about with it |
| 3 | I tried reversing it to five-one-five . |
| 4 | I tried ringing them and I did n't get any answer on the phone |
| 5 | I tried phoning him yesterday but there were no answer and then I thought oh bugger it , forget it . |
| 6 | I tried phoning you this lunchtime to ask about the above proposal , but I do n't even know if I had the right number , though I got through to it twice ; about five different people spoke to me uncomprehendingly , and eventually a man came to the phone and said ‘ Bratislava ’ ; I did n't know whether that meant I 'd got a Bratislava number , or that you 'd gone to Bratislava . |
| 7 | I tried telling her she was wrong , which was silly really , because no-one ought to decide such things for anyone else … ’ |
| 8 | I tried calling you in Budapest on Friday and Saturday but could n't get a reply . |
| 9 | Same country accent : I tried practising it in my head , pretending I was a rosy-cheeked barmaid serving cider . |
| 10 | I tried doing it with my fingers but |
| 11 | I tried commanding him — as if I were an angel — but he only got nasty . |
| 12 | I try doing it , but I get sort of tangled up . |
| 13 | I try rubbing them , but I 'm too tired to do that for long , so I just stick them back in my pockets . |