Example sentences of "[prep] making [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You should re-write the sentences below making them non-discriminatory . |
| 2 | Lucy was quite pleased by the Magistrate 's interest and was considering making him one of her favourites . |
| 3 | The phrase " factory system " was already entering the language when , in 1807 , Davies Gilbert MP , a distinguished scientist , declared : However specious in theory the project might be of giving education to the labouring classes of the poor , it would in effect be prejudicial to their morals and happiness : it would teach them to despise their lot in life , instead of making them good servants to agriculture and other laborious employments to which their rank in society had destined them ; instead of teaching them subordination , it would render them factious and refractory , as was evident in the manufacturing counties . |
| 4 | The effect of making them arrestable is that it gives the police certain powers of entry and search under section 17 and 18 while investigating the offences in question . |
| 5 | Erm there 's another one that a lot of came up with one or two had heard a few before and they all groaned and then accused you of making them all up ! |
| 6 | I think it 's fair to say that it 's not quite as simple as just deleting that item out of the budget , there are in fact I think five or six people working for community arts and in the events of that item being deleted we would presumably have to add on the costs of making them redundant erm an an an and dis erm the community arts scheme I think represents , it 's true to say , a range of expertise . |
| 7 | What is needed as far as language teachers are concerned is some way of making them aware of the problem as it relates to their professional work and of providing the means whereby they might arrive at interpretations appropriate to themselves . |
| 8 | a way of making them aware if you want them to start doing thinking of it , what was it , personal statements we did ? |
| 9 | Some lyricists manage to keep themselves apart from the song , suggesting things instead of making them obvious , and that approach is maybe better because the listeners have to use their imagination … |
| 10 | And the next time it happens I remember this , but instead of making me determined to do better , I freeze again . |
| 11 | I am therefore today asking you for her hand , for no one else is capable of making me happy nor more fitted to wear a crown . |
| 12 | Instead of making me happy , |
| 13 | Looking down carries the further risk of making him unaware of other dangers around him . |
| 14 | ‘ In as much as I cringe at the thought of making you sick a second time , yes . |
| 15 | ‘ It was on the cards for ages , so it was really only a question of making it official , ’ he explained . |
| 16 | The fences hold no fears for this big fellow and he has a marvellous chance according to his trainer of making it two in a row and thereby join a small but privileged group . |
| 17 | The hypothesis is that , when there is no formal communication structure to ensure that the symbols used trigger the same reaction everywhere , differentiations such as those above have the effect of making it probable that they will trigger quite different responses in different people . |
| 18 | In an effort to sharpen the ‘ business nose ’ , Heath has been shunted sideways , to become deputy chairman , while Don Seymour , a businessman , has been installed at the head of the company with the intention of making it profitable by 1984 . |
| 19 | The factory had lost £10m in five years and Timex despaired of making it profitable by world standards . |
| 20 | As he admits , the divisions are arbitrary , but they have the advantage of making it possible to refer easily to the level of grammatical complexity in a speech sample , and to group children on the basis of language complexity . |
| 21 | This year the Treasury slashed the group 's core budget in half , with the aim of making it self financing . |
| 22 | I would be in favour of making it illegal to smoke while driving . |
| 23 | I therefore inherited the dubious honour of making it available on loan to youth workers . |
| 24 | The success of a pilot standby scheme run for students at Teesside Plytechnic prompted the idea of making it available to a wider student audience , said theatre manager Lynn Hardman . |
| 25 | Sir , — There is a small but growing voice to be heard expressing the desire for the introduction of the Australian system of making it compulsory for people to vote in political elections . |
| 26 | But could you ever be sure of making it trite and meaningless enough ? |
| 27 | The other areas earmarked by Alvey 's group are : software engineering ; ways of making it easier for people to communicate with computers ; and methods of cramming more electronic components onto a chip . |
| 28 | But suddenly , the major preoccupation of the cosmetic industry is to come up with original ways of making it easier for you to choose and use the right products . |
| 29 | This has the advantages of not requiring high-quality optical windows on the apparatus , of making it easier to locate the measurement point , and sometimes of avoiding problems of refraction of the light by density variations . |
| 30 | It seem , I mean it does seem like a good way at the moment of making it easier for everyone to use the system , but I do n't know whether it 's vital . |