Example sentences of "i tried [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I liked it when Kaptan described his moment of deliverance , the point at which I tried to shoot my old comrade in arms in the back , then the desperate fumble to see who 'd get their shots off first . |
| 2 | I tried to relax my tightening nerves with mind pictures of the most beautiful landscapes of the Rambles . |
| 3 | Turning to Estella , I tried to control my trembling voice . |
| 4 | The windows were tightly shut , and the rooms smelled stuffy , but not damp , though the drawers of the chest stuck as I tried to pull them open . |
| 5 | I decided the best thing to do was keep busy , so I tried to recall my antenatal classes — I could n't remember a thing . |
| 6 | Gripping the ski-poles I tried to keep myself steady as the velocity increased and then , all of a sudden I sailed over the edge and felt myself going head over heels towards a white mass of snow far below . |
| 7 | Because of the conditions , I tried to keep it simple and was extra careful not to make any mistakes . |
| 8 | I tried to match her Californian accent . |
| 9 | Although I tried to get her interested in hobbies , she just was n't interested so . |
| 10 | I looked at Inspector Drew for several seconds while I tried to marshal my tumbling thoughts . |
| 11 | I tried to clear my sleepy brain . |
| 12 | If I , the child groupie , was noticed — and I tried to make myself invisible — I would be treated in kindly enough fashion , but as something of a curiosity . |
| 13 | In order to help the real King , I tried to make myself popular with the people . |
| 14 | Afterwards I would feel so guilty that I tried to make myself sick but actually , it never worked . |
| 15 | I did not want anyone to think I was a Yahoo , so I tried to make it clear that my habits were very different from theirs . |
| 16 | I tried to make it clear at an early stage my petition is a simple , straightforward one not involved with wildlife management , history or anything else like that , I simply believe that killing animals for fun is morally wrong . |