Example sentences of "[pron] tried [to-vb] her [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One day , as I tried to serve her on the quiet , two deep meaningful coughs from behind me raised the small hairs on my neck . |
| 2 | I knew Ellen hated the cold , and I tried to warn her of the conditions we might expect in those latitudes . |
| 3 | I tried to tell her about the horrible man on the doorstep but she would n't listen . |
| 4 | ‘ Somebody tried to phone her at the flat . |
| 5 | If you tried to pat her on the shoulder and say ‘ There , there , ’ anything might happen . |
| 6 | His ex-wife Margaret claims he tried to kill her at the family home in Brockhampton . |
| 7 | Dr Rossdale said he tried to wean her off the sleeping tablets . |