Example sentences of "[pron] was make [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to keep an erection long enough to fake orgasm , I had to imagine that I was making love to Karen . |
| 2 | Second point : although you obviously have such a low opinion of me that it does n't strain your credulity to believe that I was making love to two women at once , one of them married , I ca n't believe that even you could see me in the role of toy-boy . |
| 3 | He looked suddenly suspicious that I was making fun of him , which I was n't , and grabbed me to look down the front of my dress . |
| 4 | Last night , we went round to Josh — I was making supper for the boys , and your father came with me . |
| 5 | One was that all people knew about me was that I was making trouble about the caravan site and a lot of them assumed that because it was at the bottom of my own garden , I must naturally be on ‘ their side ’ , whatever my political colour : that is , I wanted the site disbanded . |
| 6 | Observers identified a weak point of the agreement in its section on agriculture , which was made conditional on such agreements as might result from the " Uruguay Round " of negotiations in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
| 7 | US President Bush , in a letter to the US Congress which was made public on Oct. 26 , stated his intention to provide renewed military aid for Jordan ( cut off because of Jordan 's stance in the Gulf war — see pp. 38024 ; 38119 , 38311 ) . |
| 8 | The primary form is God 's own self-expression , his eternal Word which was made flesh in Jesus ; the secondary form is the witness of the Bible in Old and New Testaments to that primary Word , the witness by which the Word itself is mediated and heard ; the tertiary form is the proclamation of Jesus Christ in the church as the Word of God to us . |
| 9 | She was making peace with herself and with her father and suddenly she wanted to tell Alain , to thank him for forcing this on her . |
| 10 | Sometimes I used to practise shooting in the garden while she was making bread in the kitchen . |
| 11 | Her face was blazing with amusement , she was making fun of him . |
| 12 | She could even forgive him the talk about having her committed , now that that possibility was safely in the past and she was making progress on her own . |
| 13 | His response had been to build up the power of his supporters the Nevilles : Richard earl of Warwick and his brothers John , who was made earl of Northumberland , and George , who became archbishop of York . |
| 14 | His response had been to build up the power of his supporters the Nevilles : Richard earl of Warwick and his brothers John , who was made earl of Northumberland , and George , who became archbishop of York . |
| 15 | One of those who took advantage of the amnesty was Miloš Obrenović , who was made oborknez of his home district of Rudnik , and was later made the chief ( bašiknez ) of the neighbouring nahijes of Čačak and Kragujevac . |
| 16 | He lost the leadership of Leeds to Ellery Hanley and it was Hanley who was made skipper of Great Britain in Australia this summer . |
| 17 | It was made part of The East Surrey Regiment in 1916 , and in 1935 was converted to an anti-aircraft role as part of The Royal Engineers . |
| 18 | It was made use of on 8 November by Cardinal Frings of Cologne precisely to call the Theological Commission into line , reminding it that it was there to carry out the wishes of the Council , not to determine what the Council should decide . |
| 19 | Not that Melissa cared two hoots whether it was making money for Bonard or not — whatever Iris might claim , he was certainly not strapped for cash — but it was essential for Iris 's self-esteem that it should go well . |
| 20 | In 1980 he was made Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lever Brothers Company , New York . |
| 21 | At the outbreak of World War I , though not the most senior of chief railway officers , he was made chairman of the Railway Executive , which controlled all aspects of railway operation . |
| 22 | In 1985 he was made Chairman of the Bovis Construction Group and appointed to the P&O SN Co Main Board . |
| 23 | At 39 he was made chairman of the Conservative Party by Sir Alec Douglas-Home , but was never in favour during the Heath years . |
| 24 | And he was made chairman of the Railway executive . |
| 25 | In 1920 he was made nuncio to the German Republic , although he did not move to Berlin until 1925 . |
| 26 | In August 1470 he was made warden of the west march towards Scotland , an office previously held by the earl of Warwick . |
| 27 | In August 1470 he was made warden of the west march towards Scotland , an office previously held by the earl of Warwick . |
| 28 | He was made constable of Bristol Castle in August 1307 and began to receive numerous royal grants . |
| 29 | He was made inspector of the baths in 1787 and between 1788 and 1792 built the Great Pump Room with its exquisitely ornamented twin colonnades . |
| 30 | His effectiveness in this , his finest hour , was admired as his arrogance and conflict of interest were deplored , and he was made governor of the new colony of British Columbia on condition he leave the company . |