Example sentences of "his eyes [coord] try " in BNC.

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1 He saw Mr Vaughan cross Cadhay Bridge a few hundred yards away , heard the calves in fields beyond the river calling to their mothers , and then , as the storms of an October night closed round , he closed his eyes and tried to sleep .
2 And closed his eyes and tried to sleep .
3 The captain opened his eyes and tried to sit up .
4 Dougal closed his eyes and tried counting sheep .
5 He narrowed his eyes and tried to look tough .
6 He closed his eyes and tried with all the concentration of which he was capable to see with his mind exactly what it was that he had wanted to paint .
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