Example sentences of "[subord] making [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 Waterways , a watering system designed for them , consists of a perforated funnel inserted when making up the basket so that its mouth is just above the compost level .
2 The four volumes of this work are to be accompanied soon by a further five , the whole series presented as making up the definitive study of of quantum theory in an historical context .
3 Years ago , in a Sky at Night television programme , I referred to these three as making up the ‘ Summer Triangle ’ , and nowadays everyone seems to use the term , though it is completely unofficial and in any case does not apply to the southern hemisphere , where June is midwinter .
4 That is to say , your study will provide you with the knowledge that is generally accepted as making up the subject .
5 Indeed , court documents show that the eight performers named in the livret as making up the harmonie rustique were all wind players in the employ of the king .
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