Example sentences of "[pron] [is] make [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone 's made a right pig 's ear of them , and that 's a fact . |
| 2 | Europen — which is making a gradual transition from the academic roots of its EUUG days to a more commercially led organisation , has a long-established record of technical conferences through Europe , while UniForum 's last US show and conference attracted 35,000 attendees . |
| 3 | Recoup is working on these problems and collaborating with Reprise International Plastics Recycling Ltd which is making a substantial investment in a plant to clean and separate plastics . |
| 4 | She says she 's made a special cake and wants us to help eat it up . ’ |
| 5 | But she 's made a miraculous recovery , and has now been allowed home . |
| 6 | She 's made an absolute fool out of you . |
| 7 | But she 's made an amazing recovery and is now about to go home . |
| 8 | She 's made an official complaint — just one of a record number received by Thames Valley Police this year . |
| 9 | She was sent by the Republic , and she 's made an honest effort . |
| 10 | He 'll buy her a small gift when she 's made an exceptional contribution . |
| 11 | ‘ I gather she 's making a great success of the English branch of the business . ’ |
| 12 | She 's making the whole thing up . ’ |
| 13 | who 's making a squeaking noise oh this stupid thing . |
| 14 | It would be heartless to deny her the pleasure of feeling that she is making a useful contribution to the preparation of meals , but it would be equally unkind not to make it clear to her from the beginning just who will be in charge and wearing the chef 's hat ! |
| 15 | and Ruth says I commit myself to him , he will now be my god , and therefore your people will be my people , your home will be my home , your destiny will be my destiny the way is clear , she makes that greatest decision of her life , a decision that will affect the whole of her life but its not as say a life decision is a commitment now , we , we , we are always confronted , day after day we are confronted to make decisions , some of you make decisions and were not too committed about them , and if things alter they will change our minds , not just a ladies prerogative to change her mind , men do it as well and things happen and we think oh no well , I wo n't go through with that I 'll change my mind before its too late , but here Ruth she is not just making a decision , she is making a total commitment , a commitment that is worth time of the whole of her life , to promised to be loyal to de to Naomi and her deceased husband , she promises loyalty to Naomi 's race and the people of god , but above all she acknowledge 's Naomi 's god and her willingness to follow him to the end , you know this , how she finishes of this commitment where you die I will die its to the end its to the end of my life , I will not walk out of it and even after you 've gone mother in law , even after you are dead I am still committed to that decision , this decision I am making today where you die I will die , there I will be buried , and here she sorts of puts this solemn vow to this commitment , thus may the lord to do me and worse if any thing but death parts you and me . |
| 16 | If she is severely disturbed emotionally , above the level normally expected in bereavement , and if she can not sleep , he may prescribe tranquillisers and a night sedative ; but this will usually be only for a limited period to help her over a particularly bad patch , as he will not want her to become addicted to these drugs , which if taken for too long may delay the normal grieving process which she will need to experience if she is to make a satisfactory recovery . |
| 17 | A pupil who is making a constant effort to use vision as fully as possible in school tasks may sometimes find this effort to be somewhat of an overload when his or her general level of well-being is low , for instance , when suffering from a cold or feeling particularly tired . |
| 18 | However , the computer specialist is the person who is making the real decisions . |
| 19 | This is interesting because it disguises who is making the sympathetic adjustment . |
| 20 | The immediate answer might well be that one is making a financial profit and the other a loss . |
| 21 | Having the feeling that one is making a useful contribution . |
| 22 | It 's made a great thoroughfare in the dining area and broken the dining area up a bit . |
| 23 | She says that it 's made a great difference , the swan can now struggle to it 's feet . |
| 24 | And it 's made a lovely edging for a wooden tray , coated in varnish once the paste is dry . , . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's made an incredible difference , ’ Miranda assured her . |
| 26 | It 's made an enormous difference to the way I go about my work . |
| 27 | It 's made an enormous difference to the way I go about my work . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's making a clicking sound — the sort of sound you make when you click your thumb and forefinger together — but the others are remaining silent . ’ |
| 29 | His voice trembling with anger at the English writer 's ignorance , Rozanov said , ‘ It 's making a huge difference . |
| 30 | Smoke detector 's batteries must be going down cos it 's making a funny noise . |