Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [to-vb] [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A closer interpretation is necessary in family work , with the counsellor focusing on the statement rather than passing it off or trying to pretend that it was not said , seeking to analyse and ascertain what exactly was being said , why is was said , and what the real message might be . |
| 2 | Rincewind trailed behind , whimpering at intervals and checking to see that his head was still there . |
| 3 | But no such state of affairs exists in our culture , and it is self-delusory and damaging to pretend that it does . |
| 4 | Why are the Government sitting on their backsides and failing to see that they are paid now ? |
| 5 | erm and trying to show that we 'd understood it |
| 6 | For all her gruffness and trying to hide that she loved Wilson , I knew she did . |