Example sentences of "[prep] be making a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Geraint was thought to be making a good recovery in hospital after suffering a minor heart attack at his home near Aberystwyth . |
| 2 | It is not clear from the article to what extent it was Dutch society that he was basing his analysis on , but given that he appears to be making a general point about changes within Western Europe , it is important to point out that most of the literature on youth , adolescence and relations between the generations in Britain has tended to concentrate on , to use Elias ' term again , the changing balance of power between the generations within the working class . |
| 3 | ‘ The boys do their best , but the girls seem to be making a better job of it ’ gave the impression that boys ca n't dance as well as girls . |
| 4 | ‘ The boys do their best , but the girls seem to be making a better job of it ’ gave the impression that boys ca n't dance as well as girls . |
| 5 | If anyone claims to be making a factual statement , then they ought to be able to state what observations would be relevant to determining the truth or falsity of that statement . |
| 6 | One man was ‘ seriously ill ’ and the other was said to be making a satisfactory recovery . |
| 7 | In the words of John Paton , " the clean break seemed to be making a clean sweep of the Party members " . |
| 8 | Mr Gerrish appeared to be making a full recovery . |
| 9 | Howard seemed to be making a doomed attempt to explain the Doctor 's business on the island without mentioning zombies , the Necronomicon or anything similar that the military men might find difficult to accept . |
| 10 | Gifford never gave up and seemed to be making an appreciable dent on the gap , but at the winning post Foinavon was still fifteen lengths in front . |
| 11 | A group of Bengali mothers who attend their children 's primary school in East London to be helped towards an understanding of English language and the mysteries of local government administration might appear to be making an insignificant contribution to their children 's educational well being . |