Example sentences of "[noun] [be] make a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Many reported the impossibility of securing employment because of lack of experience — with the jobless total so high employers are making a priority of taking on people with experience who do not require subsequent training .
2 Some family black sheep are making a bid for affection .
3 Our numbers and shared values are making a difference in the political process , in the marketplace , in the classroom , even — on some occasions , thanks in large part to the indefatigable work of Andrew Linzey — in places of worship .
4 ENTERPRISING students at California 's Stanford University are making a mint from high technology by designing and marketing computer hardware and software .
5 I keep expecting to hear you and Cora-Beth are making a go of it ?
6 The Inland Revenue says some drivers are making a profit by shuttling patients and visitors between hospitals .
7 SLUMP-bashed shoppers are making a bee-line for Kwik Save , Britain 's biggest cut-price supermarkets chain .
8 Right : Cast iron roll top baths are making a comeback .
9 Adams is making a snail 's progress through the maze of cheap postwar housing where what some call ‘ the terrorist community ’ resides .
10 ‘ Investigating a murder is making a noise ? ’
11 A rare breed of pig is making a comeback … on the dinner table .
12 Well the , the first ones that we made going down from here , the car 's making a racket , the stereo 's like on full blast you ca n't hear anything we 're saying at all .
13 For independent advice where the adviser is making a selection from all the products on offer , the investor may prefer to seek an adviser authorised by the Financial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association .
14 AILING comic Richard Pryor is making a comeback — defying doctors who said he was finished .
15 ‘ Director Edmonds is making a mistake .
16 At the County Ground it 's Swindon against Bristol City … former skipper Colin Calderwood 's making a guest appearance as the club stage a benefit for good old Chalky White whose goals have helped the team to the very top …
17 Pedal-power is making a comeback to the city 's streets and cyclists will tell you it 's the only way to motor , and you beat all the traffic jams .
18 Standardization comes about for functional reasons , and its effect is to make a language serviceable for communicating decontextualized information-bearing messages over long distances and periods of time .
19 In fact , sweated labour is making a comeback in the industrialized world .
20 At least Pathfinder is still going strong and Writers & Readers was making a comeback .
21 His , honourable , intention was to make a slice of slumbering British industry profitable .
22 Mr Johnny was making a queer , sucking sound with his lips .
23 Mellon was made a founder trustee of his father 's A.W .
24 HEARTBROKEN families of 37 Britons killed in the Himalayan air crash are to make a pilgrimage to the disaster spot .
25 Let's , we 've got to look at what it is that management are making a mess of .
26 At last there 's hope for the many hundreds of children whose lives are made a misery by birthmarks .
27 People living near the site say that during last years festival their lives were made a misery .
28 It is the belief that his work is making a difference to these people despite their appaling conditions that makes Neil MacDonald feel that his work for Oxfam is worthwhile .
29 Her dream is to make a movie musical , a multi-million celluloid spectacle , in which she can prove to the world that her three year apprenticeship is over .
30 But now at Shortwood farm in Herefordshire , the binder is making a comeback .
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