Example sentences of "she tried look " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried looking out of the window to the hospital 's green lawns and the tall eucalypts that stood motionless against a gloriously blue August sky , but found that looking away seemed too impolite . |
| 2 | He reached across the table and took her hand , which was a nuisance ; he would notice if she tried to look at her watch . |
| 3 | She tried to look pleased about it and tried to feel pleased too , but it was difficult . |
| 4 | She tried to look down at her feet , and could only just see them . |
| 5 | She tried to look as though all this were normal . |
| 6 | She tried to look over her shoulder , to see the face of the driver , to mouth some kind of warning to him but she could see nothing . |
| 7 | She tried to look past him , but it was almost impossible to see what or who was in the room beyond . |
| 8 | She tried to look at the thing calmly and sensibly , tried not to be aware of Deana and Sarah whispering at a table only a few yards distant , but felt too hurt and shocked to be rational . |
| 9 | She tried to look annoyed , but the teasing warmth in his hazel eyes disarmed her , and she found herself laughing along with him . |
| 10 | She tried to look surprised . |
| 11 | Turning away from a regard that seemed faintly menacing , she tried to look as though she knew what she was doing as she rearranged some sweaters . |
| 12 | She tried to look at his features . |
| 13 | She tried to look away , but he would n't let her . |
| 14 | She tried to look uninterested as she watched him go up to Helen and Edward , but when , after a minute or two , he turned and walked purposefully towards her , she knew a moment of near-panic . |