Example sentences of "who tried [verb] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rose Hilaire was in a side ward on another floor , but in the same hospital as the man who tried to kill her . |
| 2 | Ms Brigitte Nielsen , the augmented embonpoint , ‘ belted ’ a ‘ fan ’ who tried to give her a ‘ kiss ’ ; |
| 3 | She was terrified that she might fall , and so used to fight off anyone who tried to move her , even when she was sitting down . |
| 4 | ‘ I was always meant to lose her , ’ she had sobbed to Arthur , who tried to comfort her with cups of tea and brief , common-sense reassurances . |
| 5 | As she waited for her mother to pick her up , she was approached by a man who tried to kiss her . |
| 6 | A 57-year-old woman who tried to help her was grabbed by the throat and had her head smashed on railings until she was nearly unconscious . |
| 7 | A schoolgirl 's ‘ fantasies ’ and the teacher who tried to help her . |
| 8 | I called my stepfather , who tried to help her , but we could do nothing . |