Example sentences of "she tried [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What is it please , Nanny ? ’ she tried to ask when Nanny was tucking her in . |
| 2 | Tomorrow , he promised her whenever she tried to ask him anything . |
| 3 | She tried to recede into her seat , to keep out of it . |
| 4 | She tried to see him dispassionately as a grey-haired solicitor rather too well endowed with easy charm ; indeed , she saw him thus , but she also saw him otherwise , and could not help herself . |
| 5 | She tried to see if he were concealed among the group hanging around near the circolo , but without lifting her eyes to scan them like a strumpet . |
| 6 | She tried to see herself through this man 's eyes , to relive the last couple of hours from his point of view . |
| 7 | She tried to see him objectively , but the results were equally disturbing ! |
| 8 | Frantically negotiating the traffic , Sandra choked back tears as she tried to answer her daughter 's question . |
| 9 | She had no idea what he meant , and if she tried to answer she knew she 'd only cry . |
| 10 | He sat at the end of Jitka 's bed , while she tried to lead her sisters in their song about St Wenceslas . |
| 11 | Usually she tried to evade such duties , by hanging around in the bathroom or in her bedroom ; she loathed the tedious , repetitive business of the house . |
| 12 | Even as she tried to evade him , he was drawing her closer , making the blood sing in her veins as he smiled down at her , the hypnotic blue eyes half shuttered but still as powerful , as he raised a firm hand to the back of her head , guiding her face towards his own , his mouth seeking the trembling softness of hers , hard and demanding as it reached its goal , yet instantly becoming as gentle and manipulative as it had been when he had coaxed the throbbing melody from the borrowed trumpet . |
| 13 | Her heart sank as she tried to negotiate her way between the truth and a lie . |
| 14 | The sleeping patient 's eyes were bandaged , just in case she tried to anticipate what the surgeon would do next . |
| 15 | She tried to survey Gabriel 's face the way an in-depth photographer would , with ruthless clarity . |
| 16 | ‘ But I ca n't be held responsible for — ’ she tried to argue — and got shot down in flames for her trouble . |
| 17 | The story was similar when she tried calling the house in desperation later that evening . |
| 18 | Her hands moved , in frustration as she tried to explain . |
| 19 | She tried to explain that it was only the symptoms that had gone , and that now we had to tackle the causes . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm upset with myself , ’ she tried to explain . |
| 21 | She tried to explain . |
| 22 | We could n't understand a blind thing when she tried to explain to us . |
| 23 | When she tried to explain that she would now have to live on five shillings a week , she could not restrain a few tears . |
| 24 | He did n't listen to her when she tried to explain that they were going to marry . |
| 25 | It was more interesting to him than high-tensile or daffodils so she tried to explain the principle until his interest faded . |
| 26 | With resignation she felt the colour steal into her face , and knew he would n't believe her even as she tried to explain that she had n't even seen the rings but had been absorbed by the ornaments . |
| 27 | Why does n't he put that stupid chainsword away and get a move on , Ace thought , as she tried to target one of the androids . |
| 28 | Using a specially devised PN EU ( Parents National Educational Union ) course she tried teaching Emma herself at home all morning . |
| 29 | Claire was delighted at the improvement She tried drinking a glass of milk , to see what would happen , and 24 hours later Jamie , following a feed , suffered , a severe attack of colic . |
| 30 | Ace had found herself inventing new techniques as she tried to use the shuttle 's processors to hack into the station 's maintenance systems , but there had been no indication that the station had even been receiving her signals . |