Example sentences of "[pron] [be] make the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am making the assumption that Kirov will be able to fill in some of the blanks once we come up with a workable number … probably no more than three . |
| 2 | In that sense I suppose I am making the ultimate sacrifice . |
| 3 | I am making the extension because of the pressure from general practitioners who have asked me to extend the list size . |
| 4 | If I set out to do something now , I will do it and I wo n't worry if I am making the right impression — if I fit in . |
| 5 | Yes , smiles Harriet , tossing her hair , tearing down hovels and putting up Far Eastern hotels , I 'm making the world safer for my family — Bam , punch in the nose for Salim and Sharon and Michael … |
| 6 | ‘ I want him to live forever but I know I 'm making the right decision even if he dies . |
| 7 | I 'm making the point that man management procedures erm , sorry , safety instructions and information and safety information will not be issued via management procedures . |
| 8 | I could n't help but laugh when she replied : ‘ Oh , do n't worry , I 'm making the best of a bad job ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't know about that , but I do know it 's the only good look I 'm going to get for months so I 'm making the most of it . ’ |
| 10 | But I 'm making the point , it does apply but it has to be justified . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm making the cocoa ! ’ |
| 12 | I 'm making the canapes , I do n't know whether that tempts you or not . |
| 13 | On the first one , I was making the record and I broke a string on my Firebird and could n't be bothered changing strings , and so I plugged the Lazer in and it sounded so good that I kept using it . |
| 14 | Life became so stressful that when I was making The Power Game the doctor put me on Mogadon and I became hooked for a while . |
| 15 | Er cos I I would n't have in I When I was making the the analysis I w was n't including Hereford and Worcester and I was n't |
| 16 | I was making the point that if we judge concern for safety by the money spent on it , then by any measurement or definition , it is a sad indictment of the official concern expressed in the 1980s . |
| 17 | I was making the most of this opportunity . |
| 18 | I thought I was making the best of both answers |
| 19 | I 've not had the experience perhaps of teaching so many dyslexic children to be able to comment on this , but certainly when I was making the videotape at Brickwall School and I asked the headmaster about that and he pointed to the fact that they certainly have a very wide intake , a complete social mix , and Professor Miles at Bangor University says that in his experience of dealing with dyslexic children they come from all walks of life , and it 's really quite inaccurate — I suppose there 's a sense in which , if we 've got to use these phrases , that middle class people have always been very concerned about the education of their children and so they may be the parents who will ask questions about their children 's lack of development , but I think it 's only , you know , more significant in middle class terms because of that . |
| 20 | Parliament was the arena in which were made the most formal decisions : laws applicable to the whole realm , superior to any other rules or customs . |
| 21 | Few could resist pressures which were making the waging of war , never cheap , more expensive than ever before . |
| 22 | Rome , not Greece , prepared the conditions which were to make the relations between them such a unique affair . |
| 23 | In Fig. 9–12(a) a cash transfer is compared with a price subsidy the objective of which is to make the recipient as well off as possible . |
| 24 | Officially , Britain is keen to present its lobbying effort as a ‘ gentlemanly exercise ’ that falls in behind those being conducted by the American Navy , by the Lockheed Corporation , which is making the D-5 , and also by the White House . |
| 25 | But it 's hard to reply to some sweet , well-meaning English family who are making the effort to be sociable , by throwing your tomato at them and yelling , ‘ What do you know , you lazy bastards ? |
| 26 | He turns his head a little further and it comes to me that these are the people who are making the programme about Summerchild . |
| 27 | You must have the approval of your landlord if you are making the application . |
| 28 | Are you sure you are making the right decision ? ’ |
| 29 | By shutting this door to exclude fear , even if you have to do it a million times , you are making the statement that you decide not to let that thought feed on your life 's energy . |
| 30 | If you are making the fish terrine ( see page 120 ) , the trimmings should yield enough extra stock for this soup — particularly if you supplement it with extra bones and fishheads from your fishmonger . |