Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] him [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had grabbed his hand and his cane firmly in her hands and was trying to pull him back through the water . |
| 2 | ‘ Of course he would n't take a bribe from you , or anyone , come to that , and especially someone trying to bribe him out of the country because of a woman — one he happens to love very much . ’ |
| 3 | The voice seemed familiar and he felt he should recognise it , but at first he felt it only as a persuasive force tugging at him , trying to draw him back from the comfort and welcome of the light . |
| 4 | He could hardly have been welcome , because when he had entered the senior police officer 's room it had been with two aides trying to keep him out by every manoeuvre other than manhandling him . |
| 5 | She treated him as a malnourished curiosity , swooping down on him with tender cluckings , and seductive titbits — a crab claw , a lychee , a chocolate truffle — asking him to describe God , or Heaven , or sin , treating him as a confessional , trying to dress him up as a cardinal , showing him off to her friends . |
| 6 | Having grabbed the idea of the airline with both hands , Branson was now trying to squeeze him out of the operation altogether . |
| 7 | ‘ I have been trying to get him out of the pram to get him ready for nursery but not now . |
| 8 | She was still trying to get him off with a nice society type . |
| 9 | " This is the course of lectures your daughter is taking , " she said trying to bring him back to the matter in hand . |