Example sentences of "tried [to-vb] through the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tittered nervously as he tried to see through the glare of the flames . |
| 2 | She closed her door quietly , regretting not leaving the Polo on the road , and tried to sneak through the back way to her room . |
| 3 | Trouble erupted outside the factory gates as buses carrying workers hired to replace the 340 Timex staff sacked at the end of January , tried to break through the picket line . |
| 4 | Under police guard the members of the new union tried to break through the picket line formed by the first union , with fierce clashes taking place … |
| 5 | She tried to pray through the fever , feeling her head trapped in a web of red-hot wires , but there was no sign of them . |
| 6 | The former soldier grew even angrier when he tried to cut through the metal with the hacksaw but failed . |