Example sentences of "[pers pn] 's making a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I gather she 's making a great success of the English branch of the business . ’
2 It 's making a clicking sound — the sort of sound you make when you click your thumb and forefinger together — but the others are remaining silent . ’
3 His voice trembling with anger at the English writer 's ignorance , Rozanov said , ‘ It 's making a huge difference .
4 Smoke detector 's batteries must be going down cos it 's making a funny noise .
5 Khovanshchina is so : you see what happens , someone is coming or someone is angry or unhappy or he 's making a political move or it 's coming from the heart .
6 The estranged wife of the Marquis of Blandford says he 's making a real effort to get back on the straight and narrow .
7 He 's making a few phone calls , ’ she said at last .
8 I think he 's making a valid point .
9 He 's making a lovely mess with that .
10 ‘ — at the moment he 's making a beautiful chain for a Mayoress down south . ’
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