Example sentences of "tried not [verb] at the " in BNC.

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1 But she came to the kitchen when summoned to help , and she tried not to grumble at the repetitive nature of the work and the talk .
2 Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain .
3 She tried not to smile at the wording , and then she handed it back .
4 He tried not to look at the screens .
5 She tried not to look at the easy , mutual affection of Finn , Francie and the dumb woman .
6 Melanie had not been down to the work-room since her very first morning ; she tried not to look at the partially assembled puppets , hanged and dismembered , on the walls .
7 She tried not to look at the glass on the pink marble top of the wash-stand , empty , a sticky red stain at the bottom .
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