Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [verb] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look , ’ sniffed Mel , ‘ these guys are only trying to make a bob or two … and from what I gather they usually rake in a fair bit . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It is an absolute red herring and they are just trying to make a mountain out of a molehill ’ — NEIL GRAY ( All Black manager in Australia ) after his team had been accused of excessively tough tactics in beating New South Wales ( 41–9 ) . |
| 3 | If they ask me Sir , they 're just trying to make a monkey out of you . |
| 4 | I 'm just trying to make a banana cake . |
| 5 | to cover a wee bit of ground here , I 'm just trying to make a point to you about how many closes you 're probably not aware for the minute , these are only a few of them , right , similar situation close , right , lost sale close , right the did n't I cover that close |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm just going to make a phone call , all right ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ God , I 'm really going to make a resolution about no beer for lunch , ’ he said . |
| 8 | The law is called upon to distinguish between information which may be legitimately used to make a stock market trade , and that which may not . |
| 9 | But lending institutions would be well advised to make a recommendation in writing to any surety ( who falls within the ‘ protected ’ class ) to take independent legal advice before signing a security ; this should accompany the security document when it is sent for signature ( a lender should not simply entrust the security to the debtor to obtain the surety 's signature ) . |
| 10 | So y I 've got to weigh up whether I 'm actually going to make a profit over four years or whether it 's going to be , but I 'm not doing it for that it 's not so much making a profit as the fact that I can secure the loan for four years and know that I have n't got any extra to , to find , and when you 've retired , if you 've got say seven years on your mortgage and you 're thinking well if mortgage rates go up erm I could get stuffed you know if they doubled again then you could actually fix on that assumption . |
| 11 | The Women 's Environmental Network , a non-political pressure group , said women — who were responsible for three-quarters of all decisions about shopping — were well placed to make a stand against companies which overwrap , adding to both bills and rubbish . |
| 12 | Mr. Speaker , you will recall that at Question Time last Thursday the Government were twice asked to make a statement on the subject at the conclusion of the Nelson trial . |
| 13 | That 's obviously going to make a difference to you , ’ he commented : ‘ Well , it 's marvellous to have a lot of support ’ . |
| 14 | Their auditors came across alleged irregularities at a time when the Division Two outfit is already expected to make a loss of £120,000 for the season . |
| 15 | A market maker does not have complete control over his portfolio because he is always required to make a market . |
| 16 | He says he 's really going to make a killing ! — It 's beautiful ! ’ |
| 17 | The developer is then left to make a response to the advertisement and approach the vendor or his agent for more information . |
| 18 | The Environment Secretary is then expected to make a decision next year . |
| 19 | Only one is commonly noticed , the silverfish that glides smoothly across cellar floors or is occasionally discovered making a meal of the dried glue in the bindings of books . |
| 20 | The system designer is therefore left to make a compromise choice of forcing resistance according to the application . |
| 21 | So how we handle the foal is certainly going to make a difference between whether the mature horse will be friendly or not , and in my experience , horses that have not been well handled as foals are never as friendly , trusting , and confident as those who have . |
| 22 | ‘ I am never going to make a movie as good as A Streetcar Named Desire . |
| 23 | We are certainly going to make a resolution . |
| 24 | He was desperately trying to make a connection . |
| 25 | I know now he was just trying to make a sale and did n't have my size in stock , but since he was wearing a fleecy top and tracksuit trousers I believed him , and bought these huge leather edifices that a young married couple could quite comfortably live in and bring up a family . |
| 26 | I was just going to make a cup of tea , and now the lecky 's gone . ’ |
| 27 | Of course it was also intended to make a fortune , and win awards for integrity and holiness . |
| 28 | The city had to offer higher than average wages to attract civil servants from the Reich and was also forced to make a contribution to the salary and expenses of the League of Nations High Commissioner to the tune of £44,000 per year . |
| 29 | Emma too , although still at school , was now provoked to make a contribution . |
| 30 | This time she was not going to permit Fenna a re-run of the old plot ; this time she was indeed going to make a brand new story ; her own story . |