Example sentences of "[prep] make their [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In making their choice for the use of land , farmers have thought like this .
2 It must be remembered that Lord Chancellors in making their appointments to the High Court have a relatively small group to select from .
3 A shoal of stout brown fish swam round and round in circles in a ghostly saraband before making their way to the entrance to the stream .
4 As the days became warmer they would go to the pond to feed the ducks and then along to the terraced rose gardens before making their way to the nearby swings and roundabouts in the small enclosed area .
5 It is to be hoped that this will not deter commentators from making their contribution to the debate , particularly against the background of recent corporate scandals over which auditors have been criticised , often unfairly , and against a backcloth of rapid change in the ways of doing business generally .
6 The islands were the province of the ‘ sealers ’ and countless other opportunists intent on making their fortune from the area 's abundant ‘ natural productions ’ .
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