Example sentences of "she tried [to-vb] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to put him at ease : " Why do n't you take your coat off ? " she said . |
| 2 | She tried to imagine him with blue eyes , or brown — or even grey , like her own ; but she could n't . |
| 3 | And when she tried to interest him in niente acqua , he laughed as he limped round his shelves serving several customers at once and , shrugging his high shoulders , said , ‘ Non c'è pioggia , non c'è acqua . ’ |
| 4 | Now , he stood up and began to pace purposefully round the room , making Ari 's head whirl as she tried to follow him with her eyes . |
| 5 | She tried to tell him with her eyes as he advanced , hands balled into fists , but he did n't understand . |