Example sentences of "[noun] have [been] making [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , now in the hands of Cyril Stein 's Ladbroke group , Vernons has been making bullish noises about capturing extra market share . |
| 2 | With the possibility of privatisation looming , the BTG has been making strenuous efforts to become an international organisation . |
| 3 | For example , if a business has been making integrated circuits by a special process for several years but has failed to apply for a patent , another business , wishing to do the same type of work , will be refused a patent on the grounds that the invention is not new . |
| 4 | THE DARLINGTON Railway Preservation Group have been making good progress on their principal asset Standard 2MT Mogul No 78018 . |
| 5 | But in the Soviet Union , physicists have been making steady progress for 10 years in speeding up QCD calculations . |
| 6 | Telescopes have been making parallactic distance measurements of the closest stars since 1831 , when the Scottish astronomer Thomas Henderson discovered that the nearest star to the Sun , Alpha Centauri , was 4.3 light-years away , a distance of 26 million million miles , much further than people had imagined . |
| 7 | Our ‘ Palatine Bitter ’ and ‘ Weaver Ale ’ brands are recognized as high quality beers , and Dulverton Cider has been making significant inroads in the take-home trade . |
| 8 | In support of this , the coordinator had been making extensive use of the County Topic Loan Service , the school library and the adjacent community library . |
| 9 | listen to this , I 'm becoming increasingly aware that my landlady 's been making sexual passes at me , I did n't take them seriously until she climbed in the shower with me |
| 10 | Our client has been making regular visits to the property , usually at weekends , during which he maintains it as well as performing a security function . |
| 11 | The Pearl has been making strenuous efforts to change its business direction , but the Australians clearly see the possibilities offered by the British group 's large distribution network to market its own products . |