Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] to be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Committees are places where you can see people snoozing , picking their noses and pretending to be interested in subjects which are of no interest to them . |
| 2 | She was n't smiling but she was obviously being polite , nodding and asking questions and pretending to be interested in the answers . |
| 3 | Emphasis is put on speed range control , mastering emergency procedures and getting to be familiar with use of engine , propeller and the pressurisation . |
| 4 | ‘ It ca n't be much fun living next door to Dersingham and having to be grateful to him for having given you a living . |
| 5 | Families have the worry of trying to keep things together and trying to be supportive in a tense situation . |
| 6 | In Venice she had nothing beyond the one case except for learning Italian , teaching English , sightseeing and trying to be patient with , and understand , her increasingly morose husband . |