Example sentences of "try [v-ing] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried phoning him with a variety of invitations she felt he would n't refuse , but he always made excuses for not meeting her . |
| 2 | When by Monday lunchtime there was still no word from him , however , she tried phoning him up at MacKay Contracting — only to be told that he was unavailable . |
| 3 | I tried phoning him yesterday but there were no answer and then I thought oh bugger it , forget it . |
| 4 | Knowing something of his work and leisure patterns , she tried meeting him ‘ accidentally ’ coming out of his office or at his local pub , all to no avail . |
| 5 | Then one night the child fell onto the bass drum , plummeting ten feet into the orchestra pit without seeming to harbour a grudge , and it occurred to his father to try bouncing him . |
| 6 | Jim tried coaxing him away with a glass of brandy , which Albert thought a low device . |
| 7 | I tried getting him slimmer once as I thought it might help him to jump even better , but it did n't suit him . |
| 8 | At one time his patents even tried giving him mineral water shipped to them specially from a mine , believing their son could be allergic to the fluoride in tap water . |
| 9 | Once he is in the grip of a real temper tantrum , it is useless to try punishing him , since he is beyond all reason , unable to understand what he is doing or what you are saying . |
| 10 | I tried commanding him — as if I were an angel — but he only got nasty . |
| 11 | She tried reading him Wordsworth and Tennyson and Browning but he would sigh and interrupt her when she did , so she went back to the lighter Kipling poems and he would lie and grin happily to himself and make her read his favourite passages over and over again . |
| 12 | So several of us tried standing him on his head and quickly reversing him . |
| 13 | She tried teasing him with her perfectly-rounded breasts , swinging the soft globes against his face . |
| 14 | Maybe he should try humouring him . |
| 15 | But sometimes it is disturbing to mothers , so if you feel uncomfortable about it you can try giving him a toy to hold while he 's on the toilet seat ’ ; and in general : ‘ If you take it easy in caring for your baby , you will be doing him a great service . ’ |
| 16 | If he does not enjoy his previous hobbies because he can not achieve his former standards , you can try introducing him to new , different ones . |
| 17 | And try giving him salad . |
| 18 | " Try asking him where he dances in the moonlight . |
| 19 | Try playing him as George Robey . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You try pinning him down at such short notice . |
| 21 | ‘ Try telling him that . |
| 22 | I 've even tried getting him sectioned , but because it 's glue induced , there 's nothing anyone can do . |
| 23 | The mother has tried locking him in his room , and smacking him . |
| 24 | And anyway you ought to try , you ought to have tried telling him a few ! |