Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [subord] [pers pn] try [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The flowers had dripped all down his trousers , his face was frighteningly lacking in colour , he was trembling , and his lips seemed to be sticking together as he tried to speak . |
| 2 | as if to prove his point he drew one long finger over her cheek , trailing it over her bottom lip , his eyes glinting reprovingly when she tried to bite . |
| 3 | ‘ Doc … tor … ’ he croaked , his mouth seizing up as he tried to speak . |
| 4 | Driven into a corner , she panicked , her arms flailing desperately as she tried to wrench herself free , but he held on tight . |
| 5 | She deliberately relaxed her limbs , looking steadily out of the open window , inhaling deeply as she tried to pinpoint an elusive scent . |
| 6 | The jousting could not be started and the close combat was soon abandoned as it had become farcical , contestants falling down when they tried to wield their weapons . |
| 7 | She could see the three robed figures , watching impassively as she tried to force her hands through the gold-flecked cloud that surrounded her . |