Example sentences of "making [pron] [adj] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 A year later , and Nirvana will headline the 1992 Reading Festival , their staggering rise , post-Reading '91 , making them obvious contenders for the prestigious Sunday night slot .
2 I must first thank you and your colleagues at the Centre for Continuing Education for making my first trip across the Atlantic and to Montreal such an enjoyable and useful one .
3 I decided on a further session in the gym before making my grand entry to the spa complex .
4 The investigation team considered that this fault reoccurred and that this may have account for the aircraft making its first approach toward the built-up area of Basle to the east of the airport .
5 The combination of a massively-expanded market for Ecstasy and a shortage of supply has led to Ketamine making its first appearance on the British black market .
6 Moet & chandon has been making its distinctive mark on the heritage and tradition of champagne since 1743 .
7 Interest in this language grew during this period for this and other reasons as never before , making its official acceptance as the language of deaf people and its use in education cornerstones in the BDA 's diverse activities in modern times .
8 We are making sure that employment training is making its full contribution to the aim and guarantee groups for the long-term unemployed .
9 I had been right about one thing — an enormous procession of funeral guests was making its steady way into the riverside church .
10 The drone buzzed curiously across the room and vanished behind the table , making its own checks on the Doctor 's health .
11 Once the question for the court becomes one of making its own assessment of the evidence , making findings of fact on all the relevant evidence placed before it and drawing the appropriate legal conclusion , and is no longer a question of simply reflecting government policy , letters from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office become merely part of the evidence in the case .
12 The one Ulster girl in the team , Strabane 's Lynn McCool , celebrated her 21st birthday by making her international debut in the foursomes but she and Mrs Power lost 4 and 2 to Alison Rose and Fiona McKay .
13 Once on holiday I saw a supposedly miraculous statue of the Madonna brought back to her resting place after making her annual tour of the capital city .
14 The Irish , making their first appearance in the World Cup finals , could have hoped if not for something better then at least something different .
15 Lancing , who surprised themselves and everyone else by making their first appearance in the Halford Hewitt Cup final against the winners , Shrewsbury , last April , will raise a few more eyebrows if they do half as well this time .
16 The tide is low and someone points excitedly into the clear water to where a couple of large sea-urchins are making their sedate way along the rock-face .
17 For example , in India , graduate schools of social work are a major training resource for the social welfare services but some observers suggest that their educational approach might not be congruent with local needs and might not be making their best contribution to the nation 's social welfare and social development goals .
18 The Transmanche companies , at present making their own provisions against the tunnel , can not relish accepting shares with a falling value , but the further the price falls , the greater stake in Eurotunnel they would hold .
19 But the nature of the event , with the crews making their own courses on the tidal river , makes prediction a rather fraught activity .
20 Hickox ( Chandos ) being traditional performance values to bear upon period instrument techniques , which will give most pleasure to those making their initial foray into the ‘ authentic ’ scene , even if the instrumental playing ( trumpets in particular ) consistently fails to match the incisiveness of the choir .
21 Could we have a typical performance from either of them in an unlikely setting : for example , Howerd making his maiden speech in the House of Commons or delivering a lecture to students on English lit , or Hill interviewing Germaine Greer or giving a sermon .
22 Meanwhile at 1130 eight more Hurricanes had taken off from Takali , Sgt. Deacon included , making his second sortie of the day in P3978 .
23 ‘ I 'm sick of hearing about the money Lennox Lewis , Frank Bruno and Chris Eubank are earning , ’ said the 30-year-old WBO champion , making his first defence of the 8st 10lb title .
24 After three consecutive games without a win Aberdeen boss Willie Miller brought back Gary Smith , Lee Richardson and Brian Grant , with Grant making his first appearance since the opening day of the season .
25 The most cheerful remarks seemed to have been made about the health of Michael Heseltine , who was making his first appearance at the cabinet since his heart attack .
26 Marco Apicello , making his first appearance for the Jordan team , was 23rd fastest with team-mate Rubens Barrichello 19th .
27 But United … with midfielder Jim Magilton making his first appearance of the season … should be too strong .
28 Moscow Sea , making his first appearance of the season , caught the eye on his debut last October , running on strongly to finish one and a half lengths third to Bob 's Return .
29 He gambled with 21-year-old Warren Hawke , making his first appearance of the season , and gave England Under-21 international Gary Owers his first start for three months .
30 The 30-year-old Mandale Harrier was making his first appearance over the country for a year , but he broke clear on the second of the three laps of a gruelling nine kilometre course and held off a late challenge by Newton Aycliffe 's Kevin Vose to win by an emphatic 13 seconds .
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