Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Even though she tried to listen out for the sound of a returning car , the castle and the road leading up to it remained as silent as the grave . |
| 32 | Nellie bent to look out of the window , parting the curtain with one hand . |
| 33 | PERSISTENT shoplifter Anthony Thompson tried to walk out of a clothes store with £370 worth of clothing . |
| 34 | When he stopped to look back along the road , he saw two cars draw up in front of his home , one after the other . |
| 35 | ‘ Why , so that you can ease your own frustration and put the blame on me ? ’ she managed to shoot back , and tried to wriggle out of the bag , unsuccessfully . |
| 36 | They stopped their lumbering charge and , very slowly , tried to dodge out of the way . |
| 37 | Here , he could see only the occasional flutter of movement , as the fearful denizens of the area tried to keep out of the way and out of trouble . |
| 38 | While we were on the beach below another tourist tried to climb up to the ruin ; but a flock of dive-bombing gulls , screaming histrionically , drove him off . |
| 39 | Instead of trying to walk , doggy paddle , Heathcliffe always tried to climb out of the water ; hence , he generally ended up on his back , legs lashing away hopelessly , until disappearing under the surface . |
| 40 | I tried to climb down to the nest once . |
| 41 | On the Monday I tried to settle down to a meeting at Alexander Fleming House ( the DHSS 's headquarters at the Elephant and Castle ) with Tony Newton who had joined the department as Parliamentary Secretary for Social Security . |
| 42 | And I tried to save up for a car cos my son was in the army . |
| 43 | When that happened , the others , those whose canoes sank , tried to hold on to the canoes that were still afloat . |
| 44 | Ginny tried to back out of the bathroom . |
| 45 | " Not bad — not bad at all , " replied Joseph hurriedly and he tried to lean back against the cushions in the same careless fashion as his brother while the two rickshaws rolled on together side by side through the light traffic . |
| 46 | When she tried to hang on to the cash one man punched her in the face and they both escaped . |
| 47 | When she 'd returned to the office I tried to get on with the writing but could n't concentrate . |
| 48 | In football , there was an early shock for Liverpool at Anfield as the champions tried to get back to the top of the table with Arsenal playing Leeds United at Highbury tomorrow . |
| 49 | The jeep was bouncing them about mercilessly as the Brigadier tried to get back to the village in time for the Captain and the Substitute to go back to Florence and eat . |
| 50 | He tried to get back to the drawing room unheard , but she was waiting . |
| 51 | Ever a Walter Mitty character , he tried to get back into the CIA fold , but after the North fiasco they did not want to know him . |
| 52 | Hayes next hit Roger Ford just above the glove as he tried to get out of the way , and was out lbw ; 384 for 9 . |
| 53 | The pilots were drunk and half-naked ; they got no help from the French girls , who simply screamed and tried to get out of the window . |
| 54 | At least my father tried to get out of the trap , but I doubt if Jones has ever struggled , even with his conscience . |
| 55 | After driving to Rolls Wood Group [ Repair & Overhauls ] Ltd , they tried to get out of the car . |
| 56 | When she tried to get out of the passenger door , he struck her again and called her more names . ’ |
| 57 | I kissed her and held her and tried to get out of the house without saying goodbye to anyone . |
| 58 | I talked to Mum , and she tried to think back to the day she met Elaine , and she remembered I was born in a nursing home in Birkleigh . |
| 59 | He saw a car turning left , tried to move out of the way , put his foot on the brake and then the accelerator went down as well . |
| 60 | I tried to move out of the way but the car kept following me . |