Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] make a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , if I erm said to one of my students something about that was a very good essay you wrote , in fact I 'd like to discuss it a little bit more down at the pub and down at the pub I put my hand on his knee perhaps in making a point about how good his essay was . |
| 2 | These theories can account in broad terms for the compositional differences between the Earth and the Moon , but only by making a number of fairly detailed assumptions about the conditions in the PFM in the region where the Earth and the Moon formed . |
| 3 | ‘ I never say it 's the best car in the world , ’ he replied , ’ but I believe we are the best at making a car in our class . |
| 4 | It did not follow that , because the architect was under a duty to act fairly in making a valuation for the certificates , he was acting in a judicial capacity and therefore immune from liability to his principal for loss caused to him by a negligent valuation . |
| 5 | The draft regulations extend these electoral rights to citizens of the other member states of the European union who are resident here by making a number of technical amendments to existing legislation . |
| 6 | One of the dangers then in making a link between Spenser and certain current perspectives is that it suggests that Spenser 's view of England and Ireland is a founding discourse which iterates a cultural conflict intrinsic to English experience . |
| 7 | Mr Lamont should have concentrated on doing his own job well , instead of making a series of announcements on behalf of the Departments of Transport , Health , Social Security and Industry , all of which have articulate Ministers of their own . |
| 8 | Apart from making a number of impressive black and white studies of the rugged terrain , he also photographed local people , always on the look-out for strength and dignity in their faces that showed they had not been eroded by the harsh circumstances in which they lived . |
| 9 | It certainly was as far as I was concerned , and I am looking forward to making a booking for next year . |