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 decided on a further session in the gym before making my grand entry to the spa complex . |
| 3 | Moet & chandon has been making its distinctive mark on the heritage and tradition of champagne since 1743 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We are making sure that employment training is making its full contribution to the aim and guarantee groups for the long-term unemployed . |
| 6 | I had been right about one thing — an enormous procession of funeral guests was making its steady way into the riverside church . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Headley took more than 50 wickets in two seasons at Middlesex after making his first-class debut for the county in 1991 . |
| 13 | Robb , who will be making his international debut over the distance , said : ‘ I had a lot more left at the end and can take several seconds off my winning time of 3 minutes 39.58 seconds in Rome if the race is fast . ’ |
| 14 | Midfield player Leon Bell of the Stoke High school gets his second cap in midfield after making his international debut in the win over Wales ten days ago . |
| 15 | Agreeing to finish the other half after a breather , Mungo waited for Jos to start on the greenhouse before making his unhurried exit from the yard . |
| 16 | IN THE week that Luciano Pavarotti , arthritic in knee but glorious in voice , was making his triumphant return to the London stage , the operatic news from home was alarming . |
| 17 | On the screen Li Yuan bowed to the tablet , then turned , making his slow way to the tomb . |
| 18 | Byron Georgiadis , counsel for the dead Englishwoman 's family , making his closing submissions to the inquest in Nairobi , said : ‘ He had the mobility and authority to drive around the reserve after dark and an intimate knowledge of the area — his kingdom . ’ |
| 19 | In the hall , he has been making his accustomed mark from the chair . |
| 20 | Neither goalkeeper was seriously threatened in the first half , with the exception of a speculative 25-yard drive in the 15th minute by Love , who was making his first-team debut for the Edinburgh club . |
| 21 | You see we still insist on making our handmade bricks in the same painstaking way we 've always made them . |