Example sentences of "try not [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain . |
2 | She tried not to smile at the wording , and then she handed it back . |
3 | He tried not to look at the screens . |
4 | She tried not to look at the glass on the pink marble top of the wash-stand , empty , a sticky red stain at the bottom . |
5 | Athelstan blessed the man , holding his hand , reassuring his good wife that all would be well whilst trying not to look at the blood . |