Example sentences of "he try [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stevie cos he tried to fry himself the other week |
| 2 | Wycliffe wanted her to talk , not merely to answer questions , and he tried to give her a new lead . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 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 | He tried to find himself a new girl to take his mind off it : some new girl , because Peg had gone wrong . |