Example sentences of "trying [to-vb] [pron] away [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked right at O and Boy when she said this and it was as if she was trying to scare them in particular , even as if she was trying to frighten them away from each other , as if she was saying , to them , and to all of us , this is what you have to go through , right ? |
| 2 | If you look closely at the Fowlers ’ five ‘ prefers ’ , you will find that they are trying to guide you away from fancy writing . |
| 3 | erm Peter over the road there 's trying to keep it away from Wheatley erm and we 're not quite happy about what 's going on in Chipping Norton . |
| 4 | Claudia fought hard against her traitorous body that already acknowledged him as its master , trying to hold herself away from him . |
| 5 | ‘ No , Father , ’ Ellie replied , trying to manoeuvre herself away from the smell of stale whisky and nicotine . |
| 6 | The little girl seemed to be with a group , the carriage was dense with bulky figures , and I had the impression someone was trying to get her away from the window . |
| 7 | They were … sort of … writhing around … struggling … trying to push themselves away from the wall . |
| 8 | Now this other person is trying to trying to change the conversation , trying to take you away from what you 're trying what you want done . |
| 9 | You 're trying to take it away with all these dentists and bone men and switching her side in bed . |