Example sentences of "[prep] making [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ! |
| 2 | We are now 7 degrees within the tropics and if the trade winds in which we got off Madeira continue we may expect to cross the equator in a week or ten days , about which time our Captn. informs us that we may expect to fall in with some homeward bound vessels which will enable me as well as the rest of our passengers to forward letters to our friends … bad weather had the effect of making us all good sailors and now we are enjoying fine weather and a fair wind . |
| 3 | First , though , give him the benefit of a voluntary defence , possibly against Alex Stewart , and then let him get on with making us all feel good about finally having another British world heavyweight champion . |
| 4 | Authority tries to make people uniform , categorizes them , gives them numbers ; but Nature , with splendid abandon , persists in making them all different . |
| 5 | And Probert 's crew 's efforts in making it such a close , intriguing race helped to restore its credibility . |
| 6 | The architects built a system of simulated streets in the air and presumably the people are supposed to play their part in making it all a success by playing in those streets , which measure three metres wide . |
| 7 | ‘ Mr Beckenham , since I am in some sort indebted to you , I will , if you please , refrain from making you any answer , for I can not take it upon myself to do so without speaking to you in a manner which must sound both insolent and ungrateful ! ’ |
| 8 | O'Neill 's minor reforms or , as Utley perceptively describes it , his ‘ government by gesture ’ i served only to politicize further the frustration of the Catholic population , without making it any more committed to the Northern Ireland state . |
| 9 | She decided that fingering was doing little for her , except making her more and more randy . |
| 10 | In the UK there has been much discussion about teaching stall recoveries with a view to making it all easier for the beginner to understand and remember . |
| 11 | I 'd also like to thank his parents for what they have contributed over the years to make him the person he is , supporting him through college , and also for making me such a welcome member of their family . |
| 12 | We are indebted all the Gwili members for making it such a wonderful day , and particularly to driver Dave and fireman Roger who , apart from running three trains each way , spent the whole day admitting children of all ages to the footplate , firstly to explain the controls , and later to cook sausages on the fireman 's shovel in traditional style . |
| 13 | I am very grateful to Dounreay for making it all possible , to the Library for their help with my research and to my colleagues for their assistance . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm going to spell out a warning to the aeroplane pilot by making you all into letters . |