Example sentences of "tried not to look " in BNC.
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| 1 | He broke off , blushed and tried not to look at Jilly Jonathan . |
| 2 | Philip tried not to look at him . |
| 3 | Dot tried not to look at Gloria 's face . |
| 4 | Charles tried not to look like the outcast he was feeling and quickened his pace to simulate important last minute business at the Officers ' Mess . |
| 5 | I was terrified , I tried not to look at him , I tried pulling my skirt down over my knees . |
| 6 | He clung to the sides of the basket with all his strength and tried not to look down . |
| 7 | Yanto tried not to look too eager . |
| 8 | Having heard all the horror stories about being nicked for speeding in the US , I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the traffic was travelling at about 70mph , so I set the cruise control at around that speed and tried not to look conspicuous . |
| 9 | I tried not to look at anything in between . |
| 10 | He tried not to look impressed as he slid gingerly across the cream leather of the front seat . |
| 11 | Jazzbeaux tried not to look him in the eye . |
| 12 | Annie tried not to look too concerned . |
| 13 | I just tried not to look down . |
| 14 | He tried not to look at the screens . |
| 15 | She tried not to look at the easy , mutual affection of Finn , Francie and the dumb woman . |
| 16 | Melanie had not been down to the work-room since her very first morning ; she tried not to look at the partially assembled puppets , hanged and dismembered , on the walls . |
| 17 | He tried not to look either left or right . |
| 18 | She tried not to look at the glass on the pink marble top of the wash-stand , empty , a sticky red stain at the bottom . |
| 19 | Oliver felt he was being ridiculed and tried not to look offended . |
| 20 | She tried not to look amazed . |
| 21 | Wickham tried not to look as outraged as he felt . |
| 22 | Alexandra tried not to look imploringly at her father . |
| 23 | I turned back to Lloyd and tried not to look at Beeby 's legs . |
| 24 | Ronni tried not to look at him and squeezed the water from her hair . |
| 25 | Sarella tried not to look over-impressed . |
| 26 | She tried not to look at him as he talked . |