Example sentences of "she try [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to see herself through this man 's eyes , to relive the last couple of hours from his point of view . |
| 2 | Horrified , she tried to wrench herself from sleep — then the water struck , roaring round her ears . |
| 3 | She tried to goad herself through the panic . |
| 4 | She tried to distance herself from it all , as Papa had once said that the Indians did , but it was useless ; he hurt her too much , and , what was worse , took pleasure in her pain … |
| 5 | She tried to jolly herself into enthusiasm . |
| 6 | Startled , she looked up into Dane 's sea-blue eyes , and even as she tried to strengthen herself against him she felt a rush of longing so intense that it made her weak at the knees . |
| 7 | When she tried to shrug herself from his hold , he said , ‘ Do n't do that ! |
| 8 | She tried to find herself on the map , but the printed boulevards and blocks writhed whenever she looked up at the street , making new patterns . |
| 9 | She tried to raise herself from the settee but gentle hands restrained her . |
| 10 | She tried to limit herself to the most important ones ( to nod ‘ yes ’ or shake her head ‘ no ’ , to point at an object her companion had failed to see ) , to use only gestures that did not pretend to be her original expression . |
| 11 | Once more , she tries to lull herself into dreamland via a salacious scenario starring herself and Riva . |