Example sentences of "have been making a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ms Phillips , like the Scottish National Party 's candidate Gerry Fisher , has been making a big play for the student vote , which could prove critical in this , Scotland 's second most marginal constituency . |
| 2 | It is set in Peru where the stunt man has been making a movie . |
| 3 | Despite its poverty and its international isolation , Vietnam has been making a unique attempt to restore its tropical forest , one-fifth of which was lost in 20 years of war and its own mistakes . |
| 4 | The House will be grateful to the right hon. Gentleman , because he has been making a clear statement and drawing a clear distinction between the two sides of the House . |
| 5 | AN archaeological site 's management officer has been making a clean sweep of Clwyd 's ancient monuments . |
| 6 | He 'd been making a living , that was all , and now he was going to swing for it because the fucking book would n't fucking burn ! |
| 7 | Much more of that and we 'd have been making a block transfer to the Betty Ford clinic . |
| 8 | Had the defendant been aware , it is submitted , he would have had no defence , since he would then have been making a mistake as to whether or not the policeman was justified in seeking to restrain him , and whether he was therefore acting in the execution of his duty . |
| 9 | I 'd have been making a living for myself as well ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ She had been making a noise last season and was Hobdayed during the winter . |
| 11 | I had just returned to Los Angeles from the Aleutians where I had been making a film , and I came across Errol Flynn at a party at David O Selznick 's house . |
| 12 | Gloucester 's actions after his brother 's death are traditionally seen as the triumph of an over-mighty subject , and it follows that Edward IV had been making a rod for his own back when he allowed Gloucester to become lord of the north . |
| 13 | While we had been lording it in the Solent , Alert had been making a name for herself in Shetland as a stand in for Venturous . |
| 14 | ‘ Ben had been making a new dress for the end of Act I which he promised to bring to Shepherd 's Bush by 5.45 pm , in time for my appearance . |
| 15 | The eyes of four respectable women , bright with friendly interest , were looking eagerly towards him and somehow he found himself unable to explain that he had been making a study of extra-marital relations , detached and scientific though this had of course been . |
| 16 | Boucher had been making a habit of beating Britain 's best 10stone 7lb men in Gary Jacobs , Mickey Hughes and Kirkland Laing , and Loughran 's win must be one of the finer British achievements of the past 12 months . |
| 17 | ‘ When we were waiting to be questioned by the police , Doug Wilson was saying that Rodney had been making a play for Angy and hinting that he might have got somewhere . ’ |
| 18 | Gloucester 's actions after his brother 's death are traditionally seen as the triumph of an over-mighty subject , and it follows that Edward IV had been making a rod for his own back when he allowed Gloucester to become lord of the north . |
| 19 | His brother Dmitrii had been making a good case for emancipation at the War Ministry , but his own importance , in the long run , was to be greater . |
| 20 | Matthew had been making a detailed fire-protection plan for the acres which Fairfax had wanted to replant or afforest . |
| 21 | She had been making a cup of coffee and was leaning over a lit ring on the gas cooker to put the kettle on . |
| 22 | ‘ You 've been making a bloody exception in my case ever since I 've been on the corporate payroll ’ he yelled . |
| 23 | ‘ For your information I 've been making a cradle for Maggie 's baby while you was gone , ’ she said . |
| 24 | ‘ You 've been making a lot of noise ’ , the mining man is alleged to have said . |
| 25 | I suppose I 've been making a fool of myself . |
| 26 | ‘ You 've been making a fool of yourself , dripping around like some lovesick teenager . |
| 27 | ‘ Sounds as if you 've been making a few plans , Mr Calder ! ’ |
| 28 | ‘ You 've been making a meal of me with your eyes all evening ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I have been watching videos of my fights and I have been making a lot of basic mistakes . |
| 30 | I have been making a collection of the agreements that scientific authors are required to sign to get their papers published . |