Example sentences of "i try get [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 | Hell , Nick , I tried to get her out of that place , but she did n't care . |
| 4 | I tried to get her to send me a memo with a pound sign on it the day after any night she had masturbated thinking about Lee , but she never did . |
| 5 | I tried to get her to give him the elbow but she would always say , ‘ but Eddie , he means well and he 's so kind ’ . |
| 6 | I tried to get them repaired , but was told that it would be much cheaper to buy replacements . |
| 7 | ‘ I tried to get him to come to London , ’ said Hardy , ‘ but he would n't . |
| 8 | Well anyway , whatever I I tried to get him to erm , cos I 've written again to the newspaper , I 've tried to get him to confess that , that the unions are the biggest because erm , even then I said to tell him well supposing that we could get , I said , erm you know the money to support you , I said just supposingly I said would be private vet , and he said what you dare say they would have to have there . |
| 9 | I tried to get him to return my smile , to confess that he had been pulling my leg ; but his brooding face was drained of humour . |
| 10 | I tried to get him back on to the subject . |
| 11 | eventually I went up and I tried to get him to go down to sleep again , and he was shutting his eyes and on his dummy , but he was |
| 12 | ‘ I tried to get you . |
| 13 | I tried to get you to drink , but … ’ |
| 14 | I tried to get it last night . |
| 15 | I try to get them off him but am not always successful . |
| 16 | I try to get them to realise their own abilities . ’ |