Example sentences of "try [verb] [pron] [adv] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He got hold of the polished tip of one of his shoes , and tried to pull himself away from the wall . |
| 2 | Fergus tried to lever himself up from the rear bench seat of the old Rover , but failed . |
| 3 | Staff members tried to keep them away from the soft-hearted President , consigning them to the Vice-president not because Bush was more callous , North explained , but because it was Reagan who had to make the policy decisions . |
| 4 | She got into the flat-bottomed boat and tried to push it away from the bank but the pole stuck in the mud and the boat was too heavy for her to move . |
| 5 | I got mad , because they were so greedy , and tried to shove them away from the chair . |
| 6 | ‘ She tried to emulate you right from the start . |
| 7 | Rain had to choose whether to let him pass or lead him into the house and try to steer him away from the kitchen . |
| 8 | He said that Maccas goal would be credited as an OG , cos he was trying to pull it back from the byline but it hit sherwood and span in . |
| 9 | ‘ I was just trying to rule you out from the start . |
| 10 | He was trying to win her back from the greedy black hole — to release her from its iron grip and return her to the safety of the study . |
| 11 | The voice seemed familiar and he felt he should recognise it , but at first he felt it only as a persuasive force tugging at him , trying to draw him back from the comfort and welcome of the light . |
| 12 | ‘ No , Father , ’ Ellie replied , trying to manoeuvre herself away from the smell of stale whisky and nicotine . |
| 13 | The little girl seemed to be with a group , the carriage was dense with bulky figures , and I had the impression someone was trying to get her away from the window . |
| 14 | They were … sort of … writhing around … struggling … trying to push themselves away from the wall . |