Example sentences of "try [verb] [pron] [noun] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Preston tried to keep his fears from the twins but he also kept them as far from the edges and ends of the platform as he possibly could in case of beast attacks . |
| 2 | Swindon manager John Gorman tried to rally his troups from the touchline but there was no stopping number five … |
| 3 | I went to a meeting and they asked if I would try to get them contacts from the West , ’ said Mrs Charlton . |
| 4 | Isa was trying to retrieve her jaw from the counter when the door opened and two Americans walked in . |
| 5 | He reached ground level unharmed and , discounting the thought of trying to retrieve his car from the courtyard , headed off towards the street most heavily trafficked at this time of night , which was Kennington Park Road . |
| 6 | She was trying to engineer her escape from the classics lecturer when Jamie made his way over . |
| 7 | Er er he tried one time , he 'd got his daddy 's photograph and he was actually trying to draw his father from the photograph |
| 8 | ‘ You 've been trying to divert my attention from the box ! |
| 9 | Instantly Paige balked , trying to prise his hand from the death-grip it had on her arm . |