Example sentences of "[vb -s] [be] making [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , now in the hands of Cyril Stein 's Ladbroke group , Vernons has been making bullish noises about capturing extra market share . |
| 2 | Salim presents himself in a light which requires the reader to be told that , although he himself has been making good , he is grieved , or affects to be , by the discovery that the slavish Metty has been getting on : ‘ You 've been very much getting on as though you 're your own man . ’ |
| 3 | The Pearl has been making strenuous efforts to change its business direction , but the Australians clearly see the possibilities offered by the British group 's large distribution network to market its own products . |
| 4 | With the possibility of privatisation looming , the BTG has been making strenuous efforts to become an international organisation . |
| 5 | Our client has been making regular visits to the property , usually at weekends , during which he maintains it as well as performing a security function . |
| 6 | For example , if a business has been making integrated circuits by a special process for several years but has failed to apply for a patent , another business , wishing to do the same type of work , will be refused a patent on the grounds that the invention is not new . |
| 7 | It began with a love of children , but recently she has been making important speeches about the role of the family as a whole , and the dangers of drug abuse . |
| 8 | Our ‘ Palatine Bitter ’ and ‘ Weaver Ale ’ brands are recognized as high quality beers , and Dulverton Cider has been making significant inroads in the take-home trade . |
| 9 | All are part of the Canadian Pacific Hotels and Resorts chain , which , since the introduction of its Green Programme in 1990 , has been making enormous cash savings while contributing widely to Canada 's environmental policy . |
| 10 | An aerospace company which has been making large numbers of workers redundant has won a two hundred million pound order . |
| 11 | An aerospace company which has been making large numbers of workers redundant has won a two hundred million pound order . |
| 12 | listen to this , I 'm becoming increasingly aware that my landlady 's been making sexual passes at me , I did n't take them seriously until she climbed in the shower with me |