Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He studied again the letter he had found in the wallet , then got to work making a careful copy of it . |
| 2 | He swore his family to secrecy and tried to continue living a normal life , making regular stage appearances and several movies . |
| 3 | The cultural difference between Spain and the Spanish king 's northern dominions was considerably greater than that between France and Scotland ; Scotland managed to resist becoming a permanent part of the French political hegemony , but she had long been an enthusiastic member of the cultural one . |
| 4 | Benny moved along with a strong sense of adventure , and had to resist whistling a jaunty tune as she crept through the scrubby vegetation that surrounded the cemetery . |
| 5 | ‘ We never see those sort of pitches in county cricket now and on this tour our batsmen had to start learning a different technique of playing against spinners in a very short time . |
| 6 | The problem is that roads and pavements are often too busy , noisy or polluted to make walking a pleasant alternative to driving . |
| 7 | Significant progress was nevertheless achieved in May , when the factions agreed to begin implementing a temporary ceasefire . |