Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] make [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was tempted to make some sardonic inquiry about how Mala could sound like she was defending Gharr , when he had so obviously been the one how had tried to kill me on Vadinamia . |
| 2 | I was beginning to make some money . |
| 3 | ‘ I was going to make some supper , ’ said Betty . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , he said of those clockmakers who were attempting to make such a timepiece that ‘ they can not quite perfect their work ’ . |
| 5 | How do you think the retrospective scheme compensation scheme would actually work and if I could give you an example erm should it apply to all schemes which have been affected in the past er perhaps after a certain date or if you were going to make that decision , where would the cut-off date be , how far back would you go and what schemes would you look at Er if it 's gon na be retrospective ? |
| 6 | Er you were going to make some enquiries about erm Oh er T B er B C G. |
| 7 | One would have to look for very strong boundaries if one was going to make this distinction at all . |
| 8 | I did n't think they were qualified to make any judgements . |
| 9 | Although it impressed both Cicero ( 106–43 BC ) and Virgil ( 70–19 BC ; ) , the Epicureanism on which it was based made little impression on the Romans , except for its hedonistic aspect . |
| 10 | After it was removed to make more space , it was given to the Earl of Harcourt who 'd been planning to build a gothic folly in the grounds of his Nuneham Courtney estate . |
| 11 | It was guaranteed to make any estate agent 's eye light up , even with the current slump in the property market . |
| 12 | The show 's makers NBC decided to scrap Cheers when Ted Danson , who plays the leading character barman Sam Malone , announced he was quitting to make more movies . |
| 13 | Mr Stuart-Moore alleged Laing wrote the letter because ‘ he was trying to make all look well , so people would think they had gone away together ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ When he came back he said he was going to make more money than he or she had ever dreamed of . |