Example sentences of "is making the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Because the Earth is making the space wonky . ’
2 The Secretary of State is making the provider the regulator — it is the provider who pays the regulator .
3 Now my Lord , your Lordship would of seen from , in fact the same case , and now from the continental television case , both in the divisional court and in the court of appeal , that where a reference is to be made the court that is making the reference , it what is sort to be done is either to challenge a British statute or in the case of er , er the red hot Dutch case , in fact the terms were caused in the statute er something which in involves a ministerial decision , but in either of those instances the court has got to decide in the interim whether or not the statute or measure should remain in force and there is the priority of public policy as indicated in er Lord er speech referred to both in the divisional court and in the court of appeal in continental television in maintaining the law in force and a , a bonus has to be faced by the person seeking discipline the law to show us the simply strong case to justify the er , er the suspension of the law in the interim .
4 Barclays Bank is making the grant over a three-year period to encourage independent companies .
5 ( A ) is part of what is stated by stating that rain is making the balcony wet , or causing the balcony to be wet .
6 It all depends who is making the assessment .
7 Nevertheless , one has one reservation about making housing associations the main vehicle for the provision of social housing : a housing association is not accountable in the same way as a local authority to the people for whom it is making the provision — that is , of course , in those areas where local authorities have a housing function .
8 Nevertheless it is making the surprise 33MHz Model 20 Sparcstation 10 a fixed part of the line .
9 The change , which affects sellers and buyers where they are both VAT registered or are liable to be registered as a result of a transaction and the buyer is making the purchase in connection with his or her business , was made in an effort to combat the growing number of serious VAT frauds involving smuggled gold .
10 The handler , from West Ilsley , Berkshire , is making the journey in response to an advertisement in the racing Press appealing for horseboxes to make the trip carrying food and medical supplies .
11 Hugh will be accompanied by a 30-foot safety boat , and he is making the journey , which he estimates will take him about ten hours , in a standard sea kayak , and he is due in around 4.30 this afternoon .
12 In fact the volume of traffic on Scotland 's mountains is making the sighting of anything more exotic than a slug increasingly difficult .
13 The Regulations are intended to protect ordinary consumers and therefore do not apply where the customer is a company or corporate body or where the customer is making the contract for his business purposes .
14 You may just be bored with your current relationship , and your boredom is making the idea of an affair with a woman seem all the more exciting .
15 Could you ask who , that is making the recording ?
16 John Peacock has designed the gown , of course , and he took me to meet Martin Adams who is making the crown .
17 They run Castle View with their family of four , including their eight-year-old daughter , Zara , whose speciality is making the hotel 's home-made ice-cream , and Holly , the friendly much-loved golden retriever .
18 The government said it will be putting " renewed emphasis " on the enforcement of environmental laws , and is making the cleaning-up of polluted rivers — including the Yarkon , Kishon , Alexander , Taninim and Lavish rivers — a priority .
19 In s.16 , besides dishonesty , the mental element is making the deception intentionally or recklessly , and the intent to obtain a pecuniary advantage .
20 CJB Developments of Portsmouth is making the separator .
21 ‘ MY first job of the day is making the tea .
22 The excessive reliance on a few varieties is making the countryside biologically uniform , and could lead to the proliferation of pests and diseases , according to the report .
23 But Compaq 's unusual distribution system is making the transition from PCs to bigger machines hard .
24 At the time of writing , computer documentation is making the transition to CD-ROM which will eliminate the physical space problem , greatly mitigate access , but it is not clear that the archiving of computer manuals will serve any useful purpose , other than to satisfy the cravings of the occasional computer buff with an obsessive interest in the technology .
25 A happy country , extremely little crime , no graffiti , a great sense of security and the chance to see a society that is making the transition from traditional ways to the new .
26 A reduction in Junior Doctors hours is making the situation more difficult .
27 Elsewhere , the racist Euro right is making the running in hostility to Maastricht .
28 The type of answer required will be given by the answerer 's perception of what it is that is making the questioner curious .
29 The Kawasakis of Alan Irwin , Ian Simpson and Jim Moodie must also come into the equation , together with the Yamahas of Rymer , Johnny Rea and Alan Patterson , who is making the step up to Superbike for the first time .
30 Just about the hardest job in the Commons is making the Opposition 's reply straight after a Government announcement , particularly a financial one .
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