Example sentences of "not making a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you sure I 'm not making a nuisance of myself ? ’ |
| 2 | There was logic in this distinction ; for if the duties of a vassal were such as Fulbert defined them , then in fulfilling them the fidelis whose estates were close to those of his lord would have to make many sacrifices , while for one who lived several days ' journey away , not making a nuisance of himself would be a relatively painless matter . |
| 3 | ‘ The one that 's not making a fortune in Amerikay . ’ |
| 4 | We 're not , we 're not making a fortune |
| 5 | You 're not making a fortune at first , but once you get it going |
| 6 | It is not making a profit , but is now contributing to its operating costs . |
| 7 | It is not making a profit , but is now contributing to its operating costs . |
| 8 | The company is not making a profit forecast , but profits for the 36 weeks to 9 January have grown to £9.79 million . |
| 9 | She 's not making a run for it ? ’ |
| 10 | Nobody 's criticising you nobody 's making I 'm not making a criticism of her cos at the end of the day right if we now talking the scenario that we 're painting now let's take this girl on , not girl girl on right , you can have cos she 's far more impressive . |
| 11 | I 'd be careful he 's not making a fool of you . |
| 12 | Leaving aside the difficulty of not making a provision at the same time as one is undertaking the assessment , this approach has produced two serious difficulties . |
| 13 | Not making a decision is really making a decision to do nothing — but it never feels like that . |
| 14 | Not making a decision leaves fate responsible for what happens . |
| 15 | not making a decision |
| 16 | Friday but they 're not making a promise , but they said that last week |
| 17 | We are not making a documentary — get him on side if you can . |
| 18 | But for the average home-owner to find good taste cheaply , displayed informally , and feel certain that he or she was not making a mistake because it was already arranged and coordinated , was quite new to Parisians . |
| 19 | In this case I feel a deep conviction that I 'm not making a mistake . |
| 20 | Its one thing not making a mistake , another not having a good game . |
| 21 | I 'm not making a cake , I 'm making marmalade this |
| 22 | A spokesman said : ‘ We are not making a PR film for the Army . ’ |
| 23 | Still not making a lot of impression on this guy . |
| 24 | Other classes struggle all the time , to get anything done you feel you know why are we having this class , we 're not making erm it 's not making a lot of educational sense and one comes to the conclusion after many years of bitter experience that it personal dynamics , it depends on who 's in the group and some groups erm this one successful and some groups which I wo n't mention are relatively unsuccessful and one feels okay that 's because of the inter-personal , it 's who 's in the group and how they interact with each other and try as one might , I suppose I play th the leading role in this group |
| 25 | It 's not making a list . |
| 26 | The chief bridesmaid , if she is not making a speech , can then lead the call for a speech . |
| 27 | She was as good as gold , not making a sound all the way to the dog 's home . |
| 28 | They were close to starvation and — typical of barn owls when they 're frightened — they sat as stiff as dummies , not making a sound . |
| 29 | Cos erm , apparently erm Trevor was working for Bettaware for Avon and they had the Social Services round to say that I hear that your working and they do toy parties and they said no , I mean there not making a living out of it , it 's was just |
| 30 | You 're not making a christmas cake are you ? |