Example sentences of "[prep] making " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thoza Khonje , Malawi : released February 1991 , having been detained for two years after making remarks which were interpreted as critical of the Life President . |
| 2 | A woman can become pregnant if , after making love , a sperm released when the man ‘ comes ’ , joins with her egg and the egg then settles in her womb . |
| 3 | The story is recounted by the unnamed founder of the Mnemosyne Institute in Philadelphia , an elderly widower who has recently retired after making his millions as instructor to ‘ executives , politicians and members of the defense establishment ’ . |
| 4 | Homeowners will have less money to spend in their pockets after making higher mortgage repayments and will be even less inclined to borrow at today 's high rates . |
| 5 | After making her way into the fashion business as a freelance designer and as a partner with Ann Buck in Tuttabankem from 1969 to 1974 , Hamnett set up Katharine Hamnett Ltd on a £500 loan in 1979 . |
| 6 | After making first animal feed ( korm ) and only later cabbage soup ( shchi ) for the family , she may finally turn to the work that occupies the womenfolk from November until Lent — spinning flax from that blue-flowered , frail-leaved plant plucked by the root in handfuls in the August of 1921 . |
| 7 | It was pretty obvious he was after making me look like a rent boy . |
| 8 | The tender submitted by J. L. Eve Construction Ltd , was reduced to £2,024,681 after making economies , and this figure was accepted in November 1980 . |
| 9 | It was some time after making his first confession that he bumped into a pupil in Addison 's Walk . |
| 10 | Powell and Pressburger could n't find the stories that expressed what they wanted to say to a contemporary audience , Reed suffered a loss of nerve after making two exceptional films with Graham Greene ( Fallen Idol and The Third Man ) . |
| 11 | Genevieve ( 1953 ) , one of Rank 's biggest successes of the decade , was directed by another old Ealing hand , Henry Cornelius , who left the studio after making Passport to Pimlico . |
| 12 | Documentaries were the training ground for John Boorman , who went off to Hollywood after making his feature début with Catch Us If You Can . |
| 13 | After making the running for the first circuit , he let Royal Cedar take a breather going down the back for the last time , with Seagram and Durham Edition leading him down the hill . |
| 14 | David called Mick Ronson and Woody Woodmansey ( after making ‘ The Man Who Sold The World ’ , they had returned to Hull where they lived ) and invited them back to prepare for the next album , ‘ Hunky Dory ’ . |
| 15 | The flame of the cigarette we used to light and share after making love was the last symbol of warmth we had when the fires of passion were quenched . |
| 16 | It looked a harsh decision for the Welshman was on his back after making a tackle on the Saints forward Harrison and Bishop seemed merely to blunder into his legs . |
| 17 | Glasgow 's Joe Kelly , the British bantamweight champion , will fight Dane Johnny Bredahl for the European title after making the first defence of his crown against Drew Docherty of Croy on April 27 . |
| 18 | She was transferred to the department last October by Mr Newing after making her formal complaint and is now a detective . |
| 19 | After making the rounds of the galleries and dealers , Sitwell had concluded that Picasso and Modigliani were the most exciting modern painters . |
| 20 | She 's just got him out of prison after making all that money and going through all that shit for him , he finally comes home , and all he wants to do is watch the match on the telly . |
| 21 | Once on holiday I saw a supposedly miraculous statue of the Madonna brought back to her resting place after making her annual tour of the capital city . |
| 22 | After making it across the ramp once , unable to see where the hell he was going , he slammed like a sack of spuds . |
| 23 | After making sure that his feet were dry , he left the bathroom , wrapped in a towel . |
| 24 | After making her name as a prisoner of war in Tenko ( in which she appeared with Renee Asherson ) , Stephanie has been busy with a second series of the TV comedy Waiting for God about a group of crumblies living in an old folks ' home . |
| 25 | After making each man check that his own line was securely attached , he moved them to the far end of the cage and sat them down on the wooden bench . |
| 26 | After making considerable impact with his American research , he announced on a World in Action television programme that the results of his American research held just as strongly for Britain . |
| 27 | Alexander Ferguson died in 1889 of pneumonia after making one swim too many . |
| 28 | Each time it looked as though he was going to make his breakthrough — in 1982 after his Commonwealth dead heat with Allan Wells , or in 1984 after making the Los Angeles Olympic final , or again in 1985 after winning the European Indoor — he just did n't get his act together . |
| 29 | After making her name in children 's shows like Wacaday and Owl TV , Michaela has broadened her range to such adult fare as ITV 's The Hitman and Her . |
| 30 | ‘ They wasted no time in getting me up to the theatre , and after making the General promise not to take my arm off I gave a running commentary as the ether took effect . |