Example sentences of "try [verb] her [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to focus her mind on the words . |
| 2 | Bernice tried to focus her mind on the report , which featured outbreaks of a mystery virus that had wiped out millions in the barrios of Brasilia , Los Angeles and Tycho City . |
| 3 | She tried to keep her attention on the lines , but they were already swimming off the page . |
| 4 | Turning , walking , lofting up or down tubes on her predetermined course , she tried to keep her mind on the job . |
| 5 | She was still trembling half an hour later , as she huddled beneath a small gateway , trying to keep her footing on the wet grass of the embankment . |
| 6 | She ached in every muscle from the constant strain of trying to keep her balance on the heaving deck . |