Example sentences of "it tried [to-vb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its head twisted this way and that as it tried to reach my fingers with its chopping teeth . |
| 2 | It tried to improve its image ( even to the extent of holding a ‘ Miss KGB ’ contest ! ) . |
| 3 | It tried to bite its tail and fell over its own feet . |
| 4 | The frog 's forehead bulged as it tried to get its mind around a new idea . |
| 5 | The snake began to choke as it tried to swallow his arm and simultaneously dislodge the obstruction from its windpipe . |