Example sentences of "[noun prp] is make a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kylie Minogue is making a rare live appearance and performance down on the beach . |
| 2 | The state of Texas is making a substantial contribution , and about $1.7 billion is expected from foreign partners . |
| 3 | Scotland is making a strong contribution to this study and the final conference on the theme is to be held here next year . |
| 4 | The fall is real enough ( remembering my earlier distinction between real and literal , p. 36 ) , and to take out the story of Adam and Eve is to make a terrible hole in the gospel . |
| 5 | Palmer is making a clean break with the past in many ways , and in an interview with Digital News & Review magazine , he takes issue with Ken Olsen 's dismissal of Unix as ‘ Russian trucks and snake oil ’ . |
| 6 | To secure continuity , there must be a clear case that the LEA is making a valuable contribution to the local economy . |
| 7 | Gloucestershire cricketer , David ’ Syd ’ Lawrence is making a last-ditch attempt to get back to full fitness after his knee injury . |
| 8 | But Mercury is making a slow start . |
| 9 | David Platt is making a brave fist of replacing Alan McInally — his goal , brilliantly struck from an angle after he had gone round Peter Shilton , was his fifth this season — but he cut a solitary , composed figure in a side bereft of confidence and quality . |
| 10 | Pick Systems Inc , Irvine , California is making a serious drive into the Russian market , says Constantin Stovolosov , head of the European office of Pick Systems in Moscow . |
| 11 | The elderly founder of the charity helping children in the back streets of Calcutta is making a brief visit to Britain after a visit to Ireland . |
| 12 | Vauxhall is making a big push with diesel models across the entire range , in many cases matching prices with the equivalent petrol models . |
| 13 | The CAA is making a major contribution to the development of JARs and the way JAA is organised … |
| 14 | Eighteen months later , Thomas is making a good recovery , though he can not be diagnosed as being clear of leukaemia for another three years . |
| 15 | Loose-head prop Clark is making a big impact for the South West in this month 's ADT Divisional Championship . |
| 16 | We are glad to hear our brother Ian Smith is making a good recovery from his recent illness ! ! |