Example sentences of "she try [verb] [pn reflx] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to rip herself away from him then , but his arms were like bands of iron around her . |
| 2 | Then she tried to heave herself up onto the driving seat but could n't manage without Dad 's help . |
| 3 | For weeks now she 'd been recognizing him , her eyes following him round the room , and she tried to pull herself up in the cradle to see him better . |
| 4 | Later , walking along the prom in the deep silence of that foggy early morning , she tried to taunt herself out of her depression : ‘ You never learn , do you ? |
| 5 | She tried to think herself back into the part of Peter 's fiancée . |
| 6 | She tried to tell herself not to be afraid , for was not this Dr Neil , whose gentleness and compassion she had often witnessed , even if his tongue was sharp ? |
| 7 | Once more she tries to force herself out of passively accepting an alienating situation out of terror . |