Example sentences of "be making a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I feel that if I am not with her I will be making a great mistake , missing a real opportunity . |
| 2 | Mr Paul might be making a great deal of money and becoming famous , and she 'd heard they had asked him to accept an honorary doctorate , whatever good that might do . |
| 3 | Although I listened with interest to the case adduced by the hon. Member for Honiton ( Sir P. Emery ) , the Chairman of the Procedure Committee which has made the recommendations , I still believe that the House would be making a great mistake to accept the motion , for it would add to the automatic nature , as it were , of debates and would play into the hands of the Government of the day , thereby strengthening their position over that of the House . |
| 4 | Bush stressed that he would not be making a final decision until he had heard the reports from Cheney and Powell . |
| 5 | The Communist Party , he told Mr Gysi , would be making a serious error if he went ahead and fought the planned May elections on a manifesto which simply warned reunification would be a victory for the right . |
| 6 | Sir Geraint was thought to be making a good recovery in hospital after suffering a minor heart attack at his home near Aberystwyth . |
| 7 | If anyone claims to be making a factual statement , then they ought to be able to state what observations would be relevant to determining the truth or falsity of that statement . |
| 8 | You will be making a personal and lasting contribution to the ORT work I have told you about . |
| 9 | Local MP Sir Wyn Roberts , the Minister of State for Wales , said he will be making a personal report to the Prime Minister this afternoon at the Welsh Tory conference at Llangollen . |
| 10 | When Gandalf says to Frodo of his wound on Weathertop , ‘ your heart was not touched , and only your shoulder was pierced ; and that was because you resisted to the last ’ , he may be making a moral statement ( Frodo was rewarded ) or a practical one ( he dodged , called out , struck back , put off the Ringwraith 's aim ) . |
| 11 | He would be making a terrible mistake to think they will just go away . |
| 12 | During that time , the artist has worked slowly but will be making a new sculpture , ‘ Colombo ’ , for this occasion . |
| 13 | It is not clear from the article to what extent it was Dutch society that he was basing his analysis on , but given that he appears to be making a general point about changes within Western Europe , it is important to point out that most of the literature on youth , adolescence and relations between the generations in Britain has tended to concentrate on , to use Elias ' term again , the changing balance of power between the generations within the working class . |
| 14 | In this manner , you will be making a real and positive contribution to the development of the advertising . |
| 15 | Eric , I reported to the C E C on Saturday night when presenting the , the Health Service Conference report , that I would be making a detailed report to the next er , meeting of the Public Services Section Committee on resources er , on what I see in the first five month of my er , ten year of office er , what , what we need to do , to play our part in the public service , to extend ourselves within the er , the Health Service . |
| 16 | For example A can remove a small group and prepare them as journalists for interviewing other members of the class , who will in the meantime be making a detailed map of the area showing where the new relief road is going to go . |
| 17 | The monk , nun or vicar could , for example , be described as a more involved member than the old lady who attends Matins each Sunday ; she , in turn , is more involved than those who go to church only at Christmas and Easter ; and they are probably more committed than the sailor who , when he fills out C of E on a form , is more likely to be making a cultural than a religious statement . |
| 18 | Howard seemed to be making a doomed attempt to explain the Doctor 's business on the island without mentioning zombies , the Necronomicon or anything similar that the military men might find difficult to accept . |
| 19 | If Vadinamia had the Fraxillian cylinder , it looked like I 'd be making a safe and secure pick-up . |
| 20 | ‘ Hauptsturmführer Vaughan will be making a hazardous and highly secret flight across the English Channel . |
| 21 | In its training of young people to sing , however , the Church will be making a welcome and reciprocal contribution towards the musical life of schools . |
| 22 | In the words of John Paton , " the clean break seemed to be making a clean sweep of the Party members " . |
| 23 | They are more likely to do this if they are seen to be making a direct and positive contribution to the school 's consultative and decision-making processes , rather than observing from a distance in a way that underlines the ‘ us-them ’ relationship . |
| 24 | Coronation Street 's Audrey has walked out on her husband Alf , but actress Sue Nicolls thinks she could be making a big mistake . |
| 25 | And Smith , who has jumped much higher than his rival this summer , responded : ‘ They 'll be making a big mistake if they do n't pick me . ’ |
| 26 | Diana issued yesterday 's surprise statement knowing that she would be making a public appearance with senior members of the Royal Family at the Remembrance Day service tomorrow . |
| 27 | Mr Gerrish appeared to be making a full recovery . |
| 28 | ‘ We have concluded that future growth opportunities can best be exploited by a simpler and more efficient organisation than exists today and we will be making a significant capital investment to increase production efficiency at our Kirkliston site as well as increasing our marketing effort worldwide . ’ |
| 29 | By enrolling as a donor you will be making a vital gift of life to someone else . |
| 30 | You could also be making a vital investment in your own future — who knows when you or a member of your family will need a blood transfusion . |