Example sentences of "trying [verb] she [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ André 's looking forward to seeing you next week , ’ Simone interrupted her thoughts , trying to include her in the conversation . |
| 2 | As he stood at the door trying to persuade her of the importance of other more pressing political issues , one of her cats shot out of the door , into the road and under the wheels of a passing lorry . |
| 3 | But he was n't going to get out of it by trying to put her in the wrong . |
| 4 | Sooner or later she would have found out for herself , and the interrogation would have been worse still if she 'd thought Rory was trying to keep her in the dark about such a momentous event in her life . |
| 5 | No , he was n't trying to run her off the road ; he was trying to kill her . |
| 6 | When Nora 's dress fell to her knees he pulled her swiftly to him , trying to lift her off the ground . |
| 7 | And also after his reconciliation with Miss Havisham , for whom he gets hurt in the process of trying to save her from the fire and also because of how he wants so much to help Herbert . |
| 8 | Retired school secretary Anne Stern , 73 , was on her way to spend Thanksgiving with relatives when two shabbily-dressed youths pulled in front of her and began trying to force her off the road . |
| 9 | Some girls apparently continue screaming despite the fact that a number of fellows have already reached her and are trying to wrestle her to the ground . |
| 10 | The room was rippling with the sounds of their scuffle as they fought in bitter silence , knocking into wooden furniture , she trying to get away , he trying to get her to the bed until they fell against a nightstand and it crashed to the floor . |
| 11 | Mind , he 'd crashed in on the situation pretty damn quickly , stepping in and being nice to her almost before she had dried her eyes , trying to get her on the rebound . |
| 12 | no wonder it was , me dad was trying to get her into the house and everything and she said oh well so and so 's got me key well I said I 'm not bloody phoning er their Nora |
| 13 | The moment she did so he was on her , grabbing her by the arm , so that the tray shook violently in her slippery hands , trying to drag her to the clock as he screamed , ‘ Look ! |