Example sentences of "and try [verb] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I stepped inside and got behind her and tried pushing her from that side . |
| 3 | He indecently asaulted her and tried to rape her . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The United States broke the unofficial cartel with Canada and tried to shoulder her out of markets . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He insinuated his right hand under her arm and tried to ease her towards the Bayswater Road . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She tells me how her mum and dad know everything there is to know about fish , and tried to teach her . |
| 10 | Robyn stared out and tried to control her trembling bottom lip . |
| 11 | Daniel patted his wife again and tried to reassure her , although he was worried himself about Billy 's wellbeing . |
| 12 | He understood her feelings and tried to reassure her . |
| 13 | He caught them and tried to hold her still but she fought him like a spitting cat . |
| 14 | She was pulling on her petticoat , and he sprang to his feet and tried to stop her . |
| 15 | Edgar rushed up to her and tried to stop her . |
| 16 | Maggie felt the girl 's misery and tried to stop her but Ana had said all she was about to say . |
| 17 | Preston stumbled out of bed and tried to give her a hug , but she fought him off as if it was an attack . |
| 18 | He shifted uncomfortably and tried to give her a reassuring grin . |
| 19 | He discovered the girl 's name was Stella and tried to engage her in gossip . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | It is alleged that she placed her hand over the baby 's mouth , compressed her nose and tried to murder her . |
| 25 | When I prised her off and tried to stand her on the floor she kept rocking back and sitting on her tail , then falling over sideways and lying there like a stuffed parrot . |
| 26 | As she leaned into the car , the attacker grabbed her and tried to pull her into the vehicle . |
| 27 | He stopped and turned her towards him and tried to kiss her on the mouth . |
| 28 | Anna attempted to break away , but he held her tight and tried to kiss her again . |
| 29 | So I went there and cornered her in the canteen and tried to chat her up for half an hour . |
| 30 | When Elizabeth discovered this clandestine liaison , she was livid and when , some short time later , it was discovered that Dudley found his second wife an inconvenience and tried to poison her , the whole Amy Robsart affair flared up once more . |