Example sentences of "[v-ing] make the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will require networking to make the physical connections , plus additional training in advanced word processing techniques . |
| 2 | He held his breath , not wanting to make the slightest sound that might betray his presence . |
| 3 | ‘ For many members of the team this may be their one and only opportunity of playing in a major fixture at Twickenham and they will certainly be wanting to make the most of it . |
| 4 | If high speed trains are to continue to run on it , then £800m needs to be spent on upgrading this route , but the Government is refusing to make the necessary investment . |
| 5 | The local authority appealed against the orders and sought an interim care order on the grounds that ( 1 ) the justices had erred in law when they had made the order preventing the parents from having contact with each other as contact between adults was not a step which could be taken by a parent in meeting his responsibilities towards his child and thus fell outside the terms of section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989 ; ( 2 ) there had been no application for a section 8 order and before exercising powers under section 10(1) ( b ) of the Act of 1989 the justices should have invited the parties to make representations , and the failure to do so was a material irregularity ; ( 3 ) the justices , having found as a fact that the parents had been in continuous contact and there were grounds for believing that the children would suffer harm , had been plainly wrong in refusing to make the interim care order in respect of both children in that they had failed to have regard to the facts that both parents had colluded over injuries to D. , the mother had lied when she had stated that there had been no contact with the father , the father had been in breach of a bail order there had been a violent incident on 23 November 1991 which had involved both parents , the mother had refused to be accommodated with the children in a mother and baby home , and the mother had changed her mind about the adoption of R. ; and ( 4 ) in all the circumstances the order which would have been in the best interests of the children and which the justices should have made was an interim care order . |
| 6 | Saver Plus — the ideal combination if you are looking to make the most of your surplus cash but may need to call on it at a moment 's notice . |
| 7 | For one thing , he was not going to make the seventh ‘ Carry On ’ film , Carry On Cabbie . |
| 8 | She was damned if she was going to make the first move . |
| 9 | She was damned if she was going to make the first conciliatory move ; it would blunt the point of all she had done in Waterford . |
| 10 | Are you going to make the appropriate concession this experienced director requires from you ? ’ |
| 11 | But Apple is going to make the loudest splash . |
| 12 | It was our first home , and we were going to make the best of it . |
| 13 | However , if you are going to make the best use of your Z88 , you need to understand what you are doing . |
| 14 | I was n't going to make the same mistake as my parents , forever denying themselves what they wanted now so that they could look forward to their retirement with complete peace of mind . |
| 15 | The big advantage we 've got over bands from the '60s and '70s is we can look back and see the exact point at which they all turned shit — and we 're not going to make the same mistake ! ’ |
| 16 | She is not going to make the same mistake Jimmy Carter 's First Lady Rosalyn did . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought you were n't going to make the same mistake again . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , ’ replies Craftsman Browne , ‘ but I 'm going to make the most of it — Geordie and I are going to hire a car and drive into the States to visit Yellowstone Park , getting back in time to spend a night in the Cadillacs Club in Medicine Hat … . ’ |
| 19 | It is not the branding iron or the hypodermic needle that is going to make the most impression on the horse at these times , but our own behaviour , and how we go about it . |
| 20 | These kinds of problems lead to difficulties in keeping everything indexed and in the right order , and that is obviously going to make the whole thing farcical sometimes from the children 's point of view . |
| 21 | All I could do was repeat the injections , but was it going to make the slightest difference ? |
| 22 | Noble Lord , Lord Callaghan says and I might say so , slightly mischievously , well after all he 's going to appoint the appointers and going to make the short list , short list for the Right My Right Honourable Friend to appoint , but of course somebody 's got to appoint the appointers and er that would be done by the by my Right Honourable Friend , but that does n't mean to say for goodness sake that they 're in his pocket . |
| 23 | Then , both of them a little awkward , a little shy , not liking to make the first move , the Shotterys had walked together down the path , away from the little group at the church porch . |
| 24 | As yet not officially launched in the UK it is beginning to make the odd appearance through various channels and is a remarkable product . |
| 25 | A worthwhile accessory for the home woodworker aiming to make the best use of a router . |
| 26 | Having made the two , comes through to there , you just having clear of the metal work , you put , this is a three foot , just not in it at the moment . |
| 27 | However , having made the above comment , it must be stated that in the early 1980s the external debt situation of some LDCs made banks more cautious in their dealings with smaller and less well known banks and financial centres . |
| 28 | On July 12 Castro congratulated the deputies on " not having made the least concession in these difficult moments " ( referring to the growing economic crisis ) . |
| 29 | In a divorce case , a Dutchwoman was unable to prove actual service of process on her husband in Great Britain , so by virtue of Article 15(1) judgment could not be given in the matter ; the court , however , was prepared to give judgment in default under Article 15(2) , the Netherlands having made the necessary declaration , once the petitioner could satisfy it as to the items listed in that provision . |
| 30 | Having made the necessary arrangements you will be able to relax , feel settled and secure , receiving any necessary care in a manner that respects your right to choice , privacy and dignity . |