Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] him from " in BNC.
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| 1 | A great storm blew up as he approached the island , as if the elements themselves were trying to drive him from his chosen path . |
| 2 | I was trying to discourage him from coming , but he seemed determined to make the flight . ’ |
| 3 | She justifies her response by saying that she is merely ‘ … trying to protect him from the rest of the class ; you know , children ( my emphasis ) can be so cruel ’ . |
| 4 | The same letter also indicates how certain heterosexual anxieties structured in and by sexual difference are projected by Lawrence on to the homosexual , a move which his critics sometimes follow in trying to save him from the taint of homosexual desire . |
| 5 | Why , otherwise would the EC investigating lawyer be bombarded with phone calls all trying to dissuade him from a site visit ? |