Example sentences of "he tried [verb] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In her motherly concerned way , she was cosseting him as he tried to pick up the pieces of his life . |
| 2 | When his father , frustrated after years as a POW , returned , he tried to lay down the law . |
| 3 | He tried to set up the League of Princes , an international peace-keeping force aimed primarily against the Turks , and the exhibition shows the route of the journeys he made to other countries to promote the idea . |
| 4 | There was a distant whistle from behind Chernayev 's teeth as if he tried to blow away the wind that settled on him . |
| 5 | He tried to open out the conversation . |
| 6 | He tried to imagine how the boy would look now that he was nine . |
| 7 | The agent hesitated as he tried to read out the name of the Russian ship from the bill of laden in his hand . |
| 8 | With everyone else gone Tonks had to fend for himself so he tried to find out the truth . |
| 9 | First he scratched away the plaster , then he tried to pull out the bricks . |
| 10 | He tried to straighten out the brim but it had been curled and folded so often it was beyond repair . |
| 11 | He tried to sniff back the wetness that had sprung to his eyes , but a few hot tears managed to spill over and course down his burning cheeks . |
| 12 | He tried to cover up the flutter of surprise by leaning forward and telling the driver it was time to return to New Scotland Yard . |