Example sentences of "try [to-vb] she [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wycliffe wanted her to talk , not merely to answer questions , and he tried to give her a new lead . |
| 2 | He took care never to stay with her for more than twenty minutes , obeying both the spirit and the letter of Anthony 's orders , but he tried to give her a clear account of the eight days Kesselring had spent in the witness box , watching her face all the time for signs of boredom or exhaustion . |
| 3 | He shifted uncomfortably and tried to give her a reassuring grin . |
| 4 | He dismissed the question as so much supposition , but when he tried to give her a reassuring hug she wriggled free and went out on to the balcony to join the others . |
| 5 | I tried to ring her the other day as going to a seminar at my solicitors office nearby and had hoped to walk up plus dog , leave Bella for duration of seminar and pick her up again = kill exercise bird with seminar stone as it were . |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't try to give her a good character , Mrs Fairfax , ’ said Mr Rochester sternly . |