Example sentences of "she have tried [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd tried to make a joke out of it . |
| 2 | As soon as she left school she had tried to earn a little money by helping in the fields or milking cows or making butter . |
| 3 | She had tried to make a pipe once by hollowing out the pith , spongy like the white stuff inside a peeled rush , carving holes with an awl , but the pipe had never done more than make thin sounds magnifying her breathing . |
| 4 | She had tried to catch a quick nap , but anticipation of the evening to come had fluttered within her like a hummingbird , refusing to let her settle . |
| 5 | She felt so dreadfully sorry for him that if she had tried to utter a word she would have broken down . |