Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [pers pn] [adj] night " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Where was all that kindness , courtesy , and respect when you tried to seduce me last night ? ’ she demanded , glaring at him . |
| 2 | He tried to phone you last night , the number you gave him , but there was something wrong with the line- ’ |
| 3 | Several drunk Britons tried to hang him one night , and would have succeeded had not a French Corporal cut him down in time . |
| 4 | I tried to get it last night . |
| 5 | Mr Crangle had tried to persuade him all night not to take the Bookman away but all Mr Slipper had done was smile and ask him not to be so unfriendly . |