Example sentences of "[am/are] make the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Ah , but you see , you 're making the same mistake again ! ’
2 Now the point I 'm trying to make — the reason I sent you to that 2D universe — is that I reckon we 're making the same mistake — about the space of our universe .
3 ‘ I want him to live forever but I know I 'm making the right decision even if he dies .
4 In that sense I suppose I am making the ultimate sacrifice .
5 If I set out to do something now , I will do it and I wo n't worry if I am making the right impression — if I fit in .
6 ‘ They are making the right noises about providing them , and each year the budget gets bigger .
7 Are you sure you are making the right decision ? ’
8 Grumman TBM-3E Avenger N6827C and Tora Tora film Zeke /Harvard IV N15798 have been sold to Tim Wallis/Alpine Fighter Collection in New Zealand , and are making the long journey ‘ down under ’ by sea .
9 Erm I am confident that Eurofighter are grasping the thorny problem now in a very businesslike way and er are making the individual partner companies fully accountable for the systems for which they have design responsibility and this again is a aspect of the renegotiation of the contract which we think is very important and we 're determined that er this will happen .
10 For that reason , we are making the best use of married quarters to ensure that people are not forced into such temporary accommodation .
11 Campaigning groups have served to shine a spotlight on many of the world 's diminishing rainforests and are making the guilty West sit up and take note .
12 The fact that growing numbers of students are making the personal decision to go into higher education each year suggests strongly that our system of student support , far from providing a deterrent , is encouraging more people to go into higher education , who perhaps would not have had the confidence to do so or the belief that it is appropriate for them .
13 The dynamical equation , a modification of ( 15.21 ) , is which , since we are making the Boussinesq approximation , becomes
14 Each time you go through the text you practice the discourse structure , as the structure , or " grid " , stays the same while you are making the other changes .
15 ‘ A lot more women are making the conscious decision not to get married , for whatever reason .
16 If , in spite of these precautions , your recordings still have an unpleasantly boomy quality , you will then need to apply some tone correction , either while you are making the original recording or at a later editing-transfer stage .
17 By trying to reform finance without simultaneously considering local government 's powers , boundaries and responsibilities we are making the same mistake as we made then .
18 What teachers have to learn is that a child who writes ows for house , and one who writes ekstra for extra , are making the same kind of error .
19 One believes they are making the same mistakes as the oil companies made — ‘ giving away the product in the hope of buying customers ’ .
20 Technological developments are making the enabling systems cheaper , easier to use and more versatile .
21 Eurocraft are making the Rapid Discovery , a hybrid craft intended to bridge the gap between canoes and rafts .
22 under a tree people are making the rubber johnnies
23 Its versatility depends to a large extent upon its structure , a knowledge of which is vital if we are to make the best use of glass .
24 But if they are to make the right decisions , they must realise that the promise will turn to ashes if a similar progress is not made by software engineers and those who educate them .
25 Reproduction demands its victims ; many young and adult women in the childbearing ages are to make the ultimate sacrifice in the process of propagation .
26 Hip mobility is essential if you are to make the maximum use of effective kicking techniques
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