Example sentences of "[pers pn] is make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Needless to say she has to take life as quietly as possible for some time if she is to regain her health and everyone will be pleased to know she is making good progress along these lines . |
| 2 | Medics are keeping her under intensive care but say she is making satisfactory progress . |
| 3 | All I ask of you is to make one phone call to firm up a social event , and you ca n't even get that together ! ’ |
| 4 | The Pratt Green Trust seeks to represent the interests of the churches in this area , but needs wider support from the Church if it is to make much progress . |
| 5 | Teacher support groups are increasingly being set up to provide the opportunity for greater honesty , and it can be less threatening for people who feel isolated to join one of these than it is to make individual overtures within their own staffroom . |
| 6 | Below a certain height it may be a hopeless situation , but even where there is enough height for a recovery , you can imagine how hard it is to make that movement forward unless you have practised stalls and incipient spins until the movements are well drilled . |
| 7 | The profession will have to take positive steps if it is to make any progress in bridging the expectation gap . |
| 8 | Do you know know difficult it is to make this thing go slowly ? ’ |
| 9 | He fully accepts that there is the problem of the car 's contribution to the greenhouse effect and the way it is making new car buyers more critical and raising their expectations . |
| 10 | It is making substantial progress in reducing the number of people sleeping rough in London , and we are optimistic about its continued progress . |
| 11 | He is making assorted claims , and all sorts of young actors and actresses are following this pied piper around town . |
| 12 | Presently , he is making six TV films based on stories by Frederick Forsyth . |
| 13 | Nearly every match he is making excellent saves and earning scum points . |
| 14 | When he is not on the golf course , he is making large sums as a company director . |
| 15 | Giving marks for written work can help the student to assess how well he is doing and can serve as reinforcement ( either because good marks tell him he is making satisfactory progress or because poor marks will tell him he must make a grater effort ) . |
| 16 | Neither of us is making much sense of this right now . |