Example sentences of "[verb] hard [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With everyone in the room so happy , Seb tried hard not to let it show that he was the only one less than ecstatic over the forthcoming wedding . |
| 2 | Luce tried hard not to credit any other possibility , but the truth was , she felt like Alice , her confidence in the sanity of things shattered . |
| 3 | He tried hard not to wonder why the word had n't been much more than a growl . |
| 4 | Martin tried hard not to sound annoyed . |
| 5 | She tried hard not to complain to her father . |
| 6 | He tried hard not to admire or approve of the heroine , tried to imagine that life was not like that really . |
| 7 | I tried hard not to smile . |
| 8 | Masklin tried hard not to look like a minor organism . |
| 9 | He stared at her anxiously , then at Slater , and tried hard not to look as interested as he felt . |
| 10 | Robyn picked up the piece of paper and tried hard not to believe he had made an effort . |
| 11 | So I abandoned the ‘ jazzy white number ’ and tried hard not to think about the comments of the other athletes who had watched the race with Colin in Portugal . |
| 12 | She tried hard not to appear self-conscious as she greeted the doorman at IMP 's headquarters where she worked . |
| 13 | There was a harshness to Inspector Drew 's questions , despite their quiet , almost conversational delivery , and I tried hard not to become uncomfortable under his eye . |
| 14 | She tried hard not to consider the man sitting next to her and to answer the question logically . |
| 15 | She felt bubbly with fun , and had to try hard not to let it show too much . |
| 16 | All this time I had had to try hard not to think of what my parents must have been feeling about my going away . |
| 17 | I try hard not to show off my privileged position but again it is difficult , because sometimes there is jealousy . |
| 18 | Elaine explained : ‘ I 've really tried hard not to let Deborah and Jon criticise each other , I think that 's important , some brothers can make their sisters feel awful ! |
| 19 | She had tried hard not to fall in love with him , preferring to play the field and maybe trap a man whose heart was fancy free . |
| 20 | She had tried hard not to think about what might happen to them when the men returned , but , as evening began to draw in , panic fluttered in her chest . |
| 21 | When Mr Gilbey gets too serious , she tries hard not to inflame him . |
| 22 | Oliver nodded , trying hard not to tremble . |
| 23 | We followed the tracks , the folk in front trying hard not to obliterate the prints ( bear-like pads , five neat little toe marks , impressions of sharp claws ) for those behind . |
| 24 | Kate sat quite still , trying hard not to let the panic that she felt overwhelm her so that she ran screaming out into the still hot afternoon . |
| 25 | When she meets those who , through no fault of their own , have become the victims of society , the Princess behaves quietly , sensitively , trying hard not to overwhelm . |
| 26 | That 's a laugh ! she thought miserably , trying hard not to listen to the quiet voice at the back of her head which seemed to be suggesting that she might , even after all this time , still be in love with her husband . |
| 27 | The survival I had in mind was more huddling with a broken leg under a rock in the snow , trying hard not to die of exposure until some pals bring the Mountain Rescue team . |
| 28 | He waited thirty seconds before glancing sideways again , and found her dabbing at her face , trying hard not to sniff . |
| 29 | Walter climbed in beside him , trying hard not to show the fear he felt for the mechanical monster . |
| 30 | ‘ You should drink yours — it 's not very hot , ’ she said , trying hard not to show how anxious she was . |