Example sentences of "tried [verb] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't look back at the sudden commotion behind him and , when a shadow passed over him , merely gibbered weakly and tried to burrow into the horse 's mane . |
| 2 | I could not forget how the village people had hurt me when I tried to go into the house there . |
| 3 | In panic she stumbled backwards , twisted round and tried to run into the living room . |
| 4 | All went well until she tried to climb into a taxi after the reception at the exclusive Dorchester Club following a quiet ceremony for family and a few friends at Chelsea Register Office . |
| 5 | These same people the , even when faced with the blatant facts of their mistakes , still hurl at the hapless retailer who unwittingly sold them the five 3″ goldfish that they tried to cram into a small glass bowl full of raw tapwater . |
| 6 | On Wednesday night , police were called to the town 's Webster Theatre when 1500 residents tried to cram into the 600 capacity hall and the meeting was abandoned in the interests of public safety . |
| 7 | On the first evening the young men got drunk and tried to get into a nightclub but were refused admission . |
| 8 | Last night the cricketer said the incident happened as he tried to get into a pub . |
| 9 | Policemen struggled briefly with the women as they tried to get into the embassy . |
| 10 | But when he tried to get into the maternity wing he found the doors were locked . |
| 11 | He tried to get into the wrong car-park and was , inevitably , confronted by a Lord 's gateman who succeeded in making far from happy . |
| 12 | Women who tried to get into the car park without a pass this morning were allowed through the barrier , but council officials warned them that they could face disciplinary proceedings if they try again tomorrow . |
| 13 | Last night Mr Roseberry said : ‘ I was hit as I tried to get into the pub . |
| 14 | he tried to get into the house Rhys were |
| 15 | THIEVES tried to break into a pensioners ' community centre just hours before a tombola to replace a stolen karaoke machine and cash . |
| 16 | The Propane Company , a London firm of traders , tried to break into the market by signing a deal with the Chinese to sell the metals to European customers . |
| 17 | Just after the fire started , a passer-by tried to break into the building , fearing children were trapped inside . |
| 18 | A SHORT-SIGHTED burglar tried to break into an optician 's but could n't see the right way in . |
| 19 | I tried to change into a different person — shorter hair , a moustache , quiet suits . |
| 20 | He drew a clear division between the " free " world and the Communist world , and made it equally clear that if the Soviet Union tried to expand into the free world the USA was prepared to act . |
| 21 | No matter how hard the Provincial champions tried to eat into the massive margin the worse it became for them . |
| 22 | Usually when he was giving one of his little dinners he came into the kitchen while they were preparing it , joked with them , had his hands smacked smartly by Matey when he lifted saucepan lids and tried to peer into the oven ; but today he stayed away . |
| 23 | As he had nothing to do , he tried to melt into the background and give his own eyes a chance . |
| 24 | tried to cuddle into a foetal position |
| 25 | Jeanne 's brother André , an academic landscape painter four years her senior , also became a convert whilst Jeanne 's mother , Eudoxie Hébuterne , tried to enter into the spirit of ardent Catholicism . |
| 26 | But more often than not she would climb the stairs — however many flights there might be — as she felt panic rising within her as soon as she tried to step into the lift . |