Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was desperately trying to make a connection . |
| 2 | I know now he was just trying to make a sale and did n't have my size in stock , but since he was wearing a fleecy top and tracksuit trousers I believed him , and bought these huge leather edifices that a young married couple could quite comfortably live in and bring up a family . |
| 3 | I was just going to make a cup of tea , and now the lecky 's gone . ’ |
| 4 | Of course it was also intended to make a fortune , and win awards for integrity and holiness . |
| 5 | The city had to offer higher than average wages to attract civil servants from the Reich and was also forced to make a contribution to the salary and expenses of the League of Nations High Commissioner to the tune of £44,000 per year . |
| 6 | Emma too , although still at school , was now provoked to make a contribution . |
| 7 | This time she was not going to permit Fenna a re-run of the old plot ; this time she was indeed going to make a brand new story ; her own story . |
| 8 | She added : ‘ Frankly , I think she is an utter disaster from start to finish and was never going to make a member of the Royal Family . |