Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] making a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You might say to yourself , well is this a very rare occurrence , so that really this branch is making a fuss about nothing , branches do n't have to go through appeals procedures , cos it never happens . |
| 2 | I am sure that the hon. Gentleman is making a point , but I can not follow it . |
| 3 | The old woman was making a clay animal ; the animal was a little like a lion , but it was not a lion . |
| 4 | Wretched thing is , this treaty is making a liar out of me . |
| 5 | More bangs from the rear of the house , the door through to the kitchen slammed back against the wall , the room filled with soldiers , and in the wrecked doorway a tall , slim officer was making a small ceremony of ushering in a man with long grey hair and a black coat . |
| 6 | The British Section is making a major commitment to a new computer system , which should both improve efficiency and help us work more flexibly with the national membership . |
| 7 | When their advance guard was making a hazardous push to secure a new stronghold , the Persian warriors went forward carrying live cats in their arms . |
| 8 | Let's , we 've got to look at what it is that management are making a mess of . |
| 9 | She looked across at Dr Neil ; the overhead light was making a golden aureole around his sandy head , and she thought again that even with his dreadful scar he was an extremely attractive man . |
| 10 | Collecting : You 're never alone with a print : Edward Lucie-Smith reports on why the modern multiple image is making a big impact in the blue-chip art market |
| 11 | There 's no doubt the timber framed house is making a long overdue comeback . |
| 12 | Because the European Commission is making a number of funds available to develop those links , the overture fund , the knowhow fund funded by the Foreign Office , the fund , the enterprise fund , the fur fund , the tempest fund , all these are in the reportback which I 'll gratefully give to the press and also the opposition if they 'll bother to read it . |
| 13 | Methodological rigour is making a comeback , together with an all-embracing vision of art and culture , evident in the reunification of research and administrative facilities within the MNAM and the CCI , and closer collaboration with the other departments of the Pompidou Centre : the public library and the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique ( IRCAM ) . |
| 14 | In slump-hit Britain , one company is making a real killing |
| 15 | The fact that at any given moment only one producer is making a particular product is not by itself an impairment of the competitive process . |
| 16 | Insofar as our interest is in the market process and its competitive character , we should no more be surprised that only one producer is making a product at a particular time than that of many producers of a particular product one is charging a price which no other producer is asking . |
| 17 | However , whatever , the reason why I mention it , I do notice that Green Peace are thinking of , perhaps some members saw it in the press , did you , that Green Peace are making a formal complaint to the European Commission about switching from de-sulphurisation to importing low sulphur coal , and it may be something that we should focus in on as well . |
| 18 | ‘ His precious factory 's making a profit , ’ he said briskly , draining his glass . |
| 19 | The electric light was burning and mixers and other equipment were making a steady hum . |
| 20 | They now looked towards the door through which the young fellow was making a hurried exit , and , somewhat impatiently , Aggie said , ‘ Come along with you , come along , ’ and led the way through yet another door and into a passageway , and so into a square hall from which a stairway rose . |
| 21 | The most recent idea was making a path at the side of their home incorporating large circles made of paving setts to break up the monotony of a straight path . |
| 22 | That chap 's making a good job across the way you know . |
| 23 | I mean we were in a particular discussion last night I mean that chap was making a particular point and we were able to ask questions and that was very useful and it helped everything else and as a result I have a view that Hydro Electric have a certain commitment to the community and I respect it for having that commitment . |
| 24 | And each partner is making a contribution to the IVA out of the profits that we continue to generate . |
| 25 | Firstly , many countries have management arrangements with Western corporations whose main concern is making a profit . |