Example sentences of "[pron] tried not [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she came to the kitchen when summoned to help , and she tried not to grumble at the repetitive nature of the work and the talk . |
| 2 | She tried not to lie to the child , as she had been lied to . |
| 3 | She tried not to smile at the wording , and then she handed it back . |
| 4 | She tried not to look at the easy , mutual affection of Finn , Francie and the dumb woman . |
| 5 | Melanie had not been down to the work-room since her very first morning ; she tried not to look at the partially assembled puppets , hanged and dismembered , on the walls . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The sky was aflame and though she tried not to think of the sunsets from Fernando 's cliff-top it was virtually impossible . |
| 8 | He tried not to think about the time , six months ahead , when his grant would finish and he would need to find work . |
| 9 | He tried not to think of the shock his sister had expressed so strongly when he had told her of his intentions . |
| 10 | He tried not to look at the screens . |