Example sentences of "[pron] was making [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last night , we went round to Josh — I was making supper for the boys , and your father came with me . |
| 2 | One was that all people knew about me was that I was making trouble about the caravan site and a lot of them assumed that because it was at the bottom of my own garden , I must naturally be on ‘ their side ’ , whatever my political colour : that is , I wanted the site disbanded . |
| 3 | ‘ When I last saw her , she was making plans for the pub . |
| 4 | Sometimes I used to practise shooting in the garden while she was making bread in the kitchen . |
| 5 | He explained that in 1886 he was making enquiries about the possibilities of opening up the canal routes to the south and was put in touch with a syndicate in London which was proposing to improve and develop these navigations . |
| 6 | In 1976 in London while he was making Shout at the Devil , he told me , ‘ I 've been burning myself out . |
| 7 | But on his last full campaigning day in Monklands East , a depressed part of west central Scotland badly hit by the collapse of traditional industries , he was making time for the locals he has represented — with a boundary change — since 1970 . |