Example sentences of "though trying " in BNC.
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| 1 | She coughed , Wilson noticed , all the time , not the hacking , tearing deep coughs of a bad attack but persistent little coughs , as though trying and failing to clear her throat . |
| 2 | ‘ Listen ’ , he said , as though trying to teach a child some simple truth . |
| 3 | Her legs were slightly parted and her toes curled convulsively , as though trying to find some support to relieve her vertiginous predicament . |
| 4 | He peered at her with little beady eyes , as though trying to guess from her expression how much she and her companion had heard . |
| 5 | He became hostile to his friends , and , as though trying to cure himself of his homosexual nature , he began pursuing women more vigorously than ever . |
| 6 | She hurried round to Mozart 's apartment , where she found Constanze in a terrible state , though trying to keep calm . |
| 7 | Another two bins had been knocked over and a crumpled figure lay motionless between them , his right arm extended as though trying to reach out for something . |
| 8 | The shock seared through his arm and he grabbed at the bracelet as though trying to tear it from his wrist . |
| 9 | Ha , she said , and laughed back as though trying to be brave , trying to be strong . |
| 10 | A shadow seemed to have fallen over them , perhaps a premonition that they would never see each other again , and they stared at each other as though trying to commit each other 's features to memory . |
| 11 | He spoke hesitantly as though trying to work it out for himself . |
| 12 | Matthew shook his head from side to side as though trying to make a comprehensive denial . |
| 13 | Her cheeks were burning and her heart hammered against her ribs as though trying to escape . |
| 14 | He was staring at the concoction with open curiosity , as though trying to determine which category of plant , animal or thing it fell into . |
| 15 | She looked pointedly at the stairs behind him , and he gave her a thorough scrutiny , as though trying to work out exactly what was on her mind . |
| 16 | As though trying to use up a bit of space , the garage ( for a single car ) was situated a hundred yards from the house , up a separate track . |
| 17 | Staring at her , as though trying to make up his mind , he asked in that same flat , hard tone , ‘ Not blackmail ? ’ |
| 18 | Harvey squeezed the sweat from his face with the edge of his hand and then he looked at his hand as though trying to tell his own fortune . |
| 19 | She talked to the flowers , I recall , as though trying to persuade them to show themselves and be collected , broken and bunched . |