Example sentences of "[verb] of make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When studying wild living apes , the contribution to this ongoing debate is a relatively easy one ( though it does require time and patience ) , consisting of making enough observations and asking the right questions . |
| 2 | West Ham 's assistant manager Harry Redknapp will not face police charges after being accused of making obscene gestures to fans during Hammers ' 5-1 win at Bristol City in September . |
| 3 | Eliot has been accused of making racist remarks , yet for him ‘ All men are equal before God . ’ |
| 4 | The club were accused of making illegal payments to players and more dramatically , Macari was fined £1,000 for his part in a betting scandal after a bet of £6,500 had been placed on Swindon to lose in a cup match against Newcastle . |
| 5 | One practical reason for the literal rule is that judges are now deeply afraid of being accused of making political judgments at variance with the purpose of Parliament when it passed the Act . |
| 6 | They were accused of making unwarranted demands for £10 per week from the two restaurant owners in South Belfast and attempting to stop them running their business by using force and making threats or demands . |
| 7 | All the trouble and strife is behind you today is a golden glow beh today , a golden glow begins to settle over all of your relationships and during the next month many of you may be thinking of making serious commitments . |
| 8 | I have in my possession a letter from one of the RAF 's most revered names , a great wartime C-in-C and possibly one of the RAF 's foremost Chiefs-of-Air-Staff and , in peacetime , a dear friend of mine these many years , who said of the Bennett appointment : " I can not understand what Harris was thinking of making that airline fellow a Group Commander … " |
| 9 | If you 've been thinking of making domestic changes or improvements , but lacked the money or momentum to set the wheels of change in motion use today to make a start . |
| 10 | If you are thinking of making some improvements to your home and would like some more information on members in your area , write to : |
| 11 | She fell into the way of sitting with him at supper , liking the custom that the Beastline creatures had of making each evening a little ceremony in its own right . |
| 12 | Driss Laghnimi , regional secretary of the General Union of Moroccan Workers ( UGTM ) in Sidi Slimane , north-east of Rabat , was jailed on May 18 after being convicted of making insulting remarks in public about King Hassan . |