Example sentences of "try [to-vb] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to scream but he put his hand over my mouth . |
| 2 | ‘ I tried to stay but they said they were paying my contract up and I had no option . |
| 3 | It was when he tried to move that he found his robe was caught on some obstruction . |
| 4 | I had to put the project aside for a while , he wrote , as the rent had to be paid , not to speak of alimony , school fees and the rest , and , coming back to it after a considerable period , much longer , unfortunately , than I had anticipated , and I will not even try to apologize since you gave me a completely free hand — anyway , he wrote , trying to ignore the damp spots left on the page of his pad by his sweaty hands , anyway , coming back to it after all that time I realized that it would be quite impossible in practice to separate the valuable and the worthless , the public and the private , and that , in a sense , one would have to think in terms of either publishing the whole thing exactly as it stood , or not doing it at all . |
| 5 | At one time I would buy a bottle of whiskey and pour it all over me before going home because I knew she would n't try to argue if she thought I was drunk . |
| 6 | The fascination lies in trying to discover if she reveals anything of her true , gentle persona . |
| 7 | I am simply trying to suggest that we do our best to ensure they report it accurately . |
| 8 | ‘ Trying to ensure that I remember you 're now my husband ? ’ she enquired sweetly . |
| 9 | Anne watched her for a few moments in stunned silence , trying to decide if she meant what she had said . |
| 10 | Now you 're trying to say that you led me on out of concern for him — ’ |