Example sentences of "[prep] making the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if Nicu was intended to be their ultimate successor , he was not allowed to appear as dauphin , particularly not after making the critical remarks to his father about the economic problems and social conditions in Sibiu . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | Pozdyshev also reaffirmed that Russia plans to keep its Chernobyl-type reactors in operation until well into the next century " after making the necessary safety changes " . |
| 4 | How to get back to either place after making the equivalent response to a 999 call is not clear as no P.O.D . |
| 5 | The first defendant appealed on the grounds , inter alia , that ( 1 ) the deputy judge had been wrong in law in holding that for the substituted section 9 ( b ) of the Wills Act 1837 to be satisfied the testator had to make his signature after making the dispositive provisions ; and ( 2 ) there was no sufficient evidence upon which the deputy judge could have found that the testator had not been of testamentary capacity at the time he had made and signed the alleged codicil on 18 April 1986 . |
| 6 | Soon after making The Public Enemy Cagney was to publicize his battle with Warner Bros over the roles he was being made to play and it became very evident that he was a shrewd and realistic businessman who perfectly understood his commercial and artistic value to the studios . |
| 7 | Yet many women are very happy after making the huge decision to put ambition on hold , for whatever reason . |
| 8 | Treatment along similar lines in groups can be a means of making the maximal use of therapists ' time ( Temple and Catalan 1977 ) . |
| 9 | Not as strong as all that , however ; for if the internal difficulties were eased because the government 's hand was strengthened by the plebiscite , the problems of making the new Constitution work did not go away . |
| 10 | This is a happy solution to the museum 's underlying financial problems exacerbated by the decision to show the first of the Memphis , Tenessee , WONDERS ( sic ) series of exhibitions , ‘ Catherine the Great ’ , which instead of making the estimated $3 million for the museum , actually lost it $1 million earlier this year . |
| 11 | No , you 're just a pathetic monomaniac who 's lived too long and has become obsessed with the idea of making the entire planet suffer for an ancient wrong that was perpetrated by a mindless minority ! ’ |
| 12 | This mood might question the suitability of making the radical alterations to the aisle roof and the almost equally severe remodelling of the south slope of the nave roof which were implemented here ( Plates 24 and 25 ) . |
| 13 | But they now have little chance of making the Anglo-Italian semi-finals . |
| 14 | Ultimately , the people of Cardiff must decide , but they have good representatives in the House who are capable of making the right decision . |
| 15 | ‘ I felt I did everything right , like the simple things of making the right contact , but I was striking it into the wind and it seemed to tail off at the last minute . ’ |
| 16 | Practising with the left arm alone certainly does give the feeling of left side dominance , and for the good player is a way of making the right shoulder seem unimportant . |
| 17 | Distribution is the process of making the right materials available at the right time , in the right quantities and in a condition in which they can be used . |
| 18 | Given that industrial democracy , defined as the ultimate right and duty of the men and women working in an industrial enterprise to call management to account for its performance , and , if that performance does not satisfy them , to replace management , is desirable in principle and as a means of making the efficient conduct of the enterprise their natural concern ; recognising that the rights of use attaching to ownership , whether in the private or public sector , are inalienable ; recognising the value in general of competition as a means of keeping production and provision sensitive to public needs and tastes , and as a means of relating the distribution of resources to them ; to consider ( i ) in what sort of industrial organisation would industrial democracy be feasible ; ( ii ) how far and in what circumstances would the adoption of such a form of organisation be feasible ; ( iii ) by what means should its adoption be promoted and how long would it take to establish it as a characteristic feature in the industrial scene ; ( iv ) what part should trade unions play in its promotion and adoption and what changes would that part require in their functions as they are commonly understood ; and ( v ) where in the case of a particular industry , or organisation , the general interest requires that accountability should be to the public at large , considered for example as consumers or users of goods produced or beneficiaries from services provided , what compensatory measures should be introduced so as to make good as far as possible the permanent denial to employees of a right which is in principle generally desirable ? |
| 19 | For these reasons , I would dismiss the appeal save to the extent of making the necessary variation of the order of Thorpe J. |
| 20 | David Preece scored the second-half goal that earned them their first win in seven games and , though they remain in the bottom three , they do have a chance of making the Premier League . |
| 21 | The 1991 Forum will look at Channel 5 both as an opportunity to provide employment and economic growth outside of London and the South East and as a means of making the non-metropolitan voice heard . |
| 22 | Henry Cobham , Sir Robert Cecil and Sir John Popham , who had ordered the report , further informed the two men " … it seemeth by some purport made unto us , that eight Kibles of God 's gift and Conistone Oares should make a quintall of Copper , and in matter of experiment in the worke , it appeareth that tenn Kibles or more doe but make a quintall of Copper , you are therefore to informe your Selves the best you can how many Kibles of the Oare now gotten at Gods gift , and Coniston will yield a Quintall of Copper , what the particular charges will amount unto , of making the said Quintall . |
| 23 | I argued the advantages of establishing a Unit based on the principle of the fullest exploitation of surprise and of making the minimum demands on man-power and equipment . |
| 24 | It is doubtful , though , that clarity of signal alone would justify the expense of making the mobile-phone network digital . |
| 25 | When they had settled themselves in their corner , she showed every indication of making the conversational running : she was chirpy , sparkling — almost too much so , as if tensed up . |
| 26 | Since it is virtually impossible to obtain cultures for the gonococcus , the chances of making the correct diagnosis are considerably reduced . |
| 27 | This had the effect of making the penal system available as a ‘ laboratory ’ for testing positivist principles of correction , as well as for providing the bodies for testing their causal theories . |
| 28 | Our part in this ‘ controlling puritan attack ’ consisted of making the occasional arrest , while pursuing the unquantifiable social role which filled most of our time . |
| 29 | When asked a question , instead of making the standard business response , he would say : " Yeah , man " or use 1970s phrases such as : " That 's hip " or " That 's groovy ! " |
| 30 | But , in fact , it is conscious discrimination by policy makers against the unemployed which has had the side effect of making the relative position of pensioners look artificially advantageous . |