Example sentences of "making any " in BNC.
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| 1 | When there is insufficient money in the estate of the deceased person to pay for the funeral and if the person arranging the funeral is likely to have a problem meeting the cost then sections 4 and 5 of this factsheet should be read before making any arrangements . |
| 2 | Richmond allege that it was a punch that shattered Gutteridge 's nose and have studied video evidence before writing to Rugby , who now want to see the tape before making any response . |
| 3 | White is not making any rash predictions for this coming affair . |
| 4 | She wrote novels about the frontier , about poverty , difficulty , and the American virgin land , but she was not celebrating the American Dream , nor making any Marxist investigation into culture . |
| 5 | ‘ Been making any good arrests lately ? ’ asked the doctor cheerfully . |
| 6 | Mr Murdoch 's empire recently admitted that mounting debts were taking a toll of its finances — an admission which analysts interpreted as a sign that the group , which owns five British national newspapers , would not be making any purchases for the time being . |
| 7 | He was not persuaded by the argument that the only way the inquiry could be properly conducted was to see the whole picture before making any final decision on an individual case . |
| 8 | I do n't want to say much about making any decision . |
| 9 | He crept downstairs , hardly making any noise . |
| 10 | They refused to sign the bond , arguing that to do so would prevent them from making any public protests . |
| 11 | Initially , of course , those who drove her out had to justify their actions to Elizabeth and prevent the English queen making any serious attempt to restore her sister of Scotland ; and they used that scholar of European distinction , George Buchanan , as their apologist , thus enabling the grave and learned humanist to display a remarkable talent for writing , as it were , copy for the Sun in the style of The Times , in his sensational Ane detectioun of the doinges of Marie quene of Scottes . |
| 12 | He was thus encouraged to believe that the Cambridge Board entertained some doubt over the strength of its case for unilateral action and was therefore anxious to reach a negotiated agreement with the WEA prior to making any application for additional Chapter III providing powers . |
| 13 | Her mouth opened and closed , but Clive could not tell whether she was making any noises . |
| 14 | I remember the shock of realising that the two groups were not making any contact — the word DRAMA meant entirely different things to each side . |
| 15 | He padded them out with a torn sheet from sick bay to stop them making any noise . |
| 16 | This could not have been a simple financial investment , as the Grand Junction had manifestly no prospect of making any profit ; although its paid up capital was £420,000 , it was sold in 1894 for £6,500 . |
| 17 | I thought them extraordinary Performances for a Girl of her Age , and one that had so little Advantage ( or rather none at all ) either from Books or Conversation : But my bad State of Health prevented me from making any further Enquiry concerning this young Genius , till about fourteen Months before her Death , when I was first inform 'd she had wrote a Tragedy . |
| 18 | An LEA adopted the practice of hearing all secondary school admissions appeals before making any decisions on individual cases . |
| 19 | Having fully expected his son to return without making any additional stops , Leopold was again let down . |
| 20 | ‘ It would be dishonest to pretend that the NSPCC is making any significant impact on the problem — even they would not claim it . ’ |
| 21 | There are emerging , however , a few bona fide cases where licensing is the only means of making any sales and where it is in our general interest to be in a market in anticipation of that market situation easing at a later date . |
| 22 | But the quaint idea did occur to her that she might simply go on and on perfecting her role , delighting simply in her ability to deceive , and never , till the end , making any use of her deception . |
| 23 | But appeals from the platform succeeded in dissuading the civil rights supporters from making any further attempt to breach the police cordon , and the trouble was contained . |
| 24 | This dog was also taken into the Armed Forces , thus effectively ruining any chance of the breed making any progress in this country at that time . |
| 25 | The V & A exhibition made a strong attack on the number of churches that the Church Commissioners had agreed to demolish immediately as being redundant and of only marginal architectural interest , without making any effort to find a new use for them . |
| 26 | In fact , you can argue and remonstrate until you are blue in the face but certain plans or arrangements can not be progressed just yet and you must simply sit tight and wait for the Full Moon in Aries on the 14th before making any drastic changes or decisions . |
| 27 | I ca n't see this making any difference . |
| 28 | The point of using a lift is to prevent the patient from making any effort at all , so that he does not increase his spasticity by trying to achieve movements he is not yet capable of making successfully . |
| 29 | If the patient has to get dressed before he is able to dress independently , you have to dress him with care , so that he does not get involved in making any effort . |
| 30 | Finally , what is the position if , in the case of a terminally ill minor , incapable himself of making any request , the doctor is asked by the parent or guardian to discontinue treatment ? |