Example sentences of "[coord] try [verb] she " in BNC.

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1 Julia 's pain seemed to have left her , and she lay seeming to drift in and out of sleep or unconsciousness , Anne could never be sure which , as she sat beside her , wiping her face , or tried to feed her with beef tea from a feeding cup .
2 He did n't speak or try to touch her .
3 Sneha , ( not her real name ) an Asian girl of eighteen living with her family near Birmingham , wrote me a long letter , but with the strict proviso that I did n't ring her at home or try to contact her at all .
4 But as the week wore on and Damian made no attempt to see her at night , spend time with her or try to kiss her , she realised he was seeing Domino in the dark , humid hours when Rachel sat alone at home , tortured by jealousy , consumed with it , imagining them together and burning with impotent rage .
5 Of course , you must make sure you protect the baby from a toddler who pinches or slaps or tries to tip her out of the pram when your back is turned .
6 She probably enjoys speaking to people who are not either obsequiously forelock-tugging or trying to upstage her .
7 ‘ I did n't say that , ’ he murmured , but he was no longer smiling or trying to pacify her .
8 If she has any problems in her relationship with the man you married , she should feel able to talk about these privately with you , knowing that because you love them both you are prepared to accept her negative feelings , and to try to help her to understand his personality and attitudes better , in the light of your knowledge of him , his family , his upbringing , and the events that have shaped his life .
9 I stepped inside and got behind her and tried pushing her from that side .
10 He indecently asaulted her and tried to rape her .
11 Cati went in to Rosa , who lay gripping the down coverlet , to cram it into her face and muffle her sobs ; she climbed up next to her , and stroked her head , and tried to cradle her with a thin arm across her shaking shoulders and felt herself going dry in her throat and choked up too ; Rosa twisted , her red face glowered up at Cati .
12 The United States broke the unofficial cartel with Canada and tried to shoulder her out of markets .
13 She went to sleep , and woke to growl , ‘ Me least , ’ and he put a bath towel round her and tried to carry her into his bed-sitting room , but he was too frail to do it and she had to wake up again to walk by herself .
14 He insinuated his right hand under her arm and tried to ease her towards the Bayswater Road .
15 Although he had a key to her apartment and tried to lock her out once when she lost hers he did not live permanently with her .
16 She tells me how her mum and dad know everything there is to know about fish , and tried to teach her .
17 Robyn stared out and tried to control her trembling bottom lip .
18 Daniel patted his wife again and tried to reassure her , although he was worried himself about Billy 's wellbeing .
19 He understood her feelings and tried to reassure her .
20 He caught them and tried to hold her still but she fought him like a spitting cat .
21 She was pulling on her petticoat , and he sprang to his feet and tried to stop her .
22 Edgar rushed up to her and tried to stop her .
23 Maggie felt the girl 's misery and tried to stop her but Ana had said all she was about to say .
24 Preston stumbled out of bed and tried to give her a hug , but she fought him off as if it was an attack .
25 He shifted uncomfortably and tried to give her a reassuring grin .
26 He discovered the girl 's name was Stella and tried to engage her in gossip .
27 It was only when he asked her to come with him to the bushes at the bottom of the garden — something which she did willingly — and tried to force her to have sex with him that Myra became frightened and ran away .
28 She glared at him , then scanned the road for anyone who might offer help if he turned nasty and tried to force her back inside the car , but , apart from an elderly woman walking an equally elderly terrier along the opposite pavement , the road was deserted .
29 I found a woman talking unhappily into a telephone and tried to cheer her up and went on trying even after her boyfriend or husband appeared from somewhere .
30 Earlier , it was alleged that Casabona kidnapped the 15-year-old , raped her and tried to murder her by pumping exhaust fumes into the vehicle while they were both inside .
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