Example sentences of "and make [adj] noises " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are those who shake their heads and make negative noises about guidebooks like this , but there is an argument that says the publication of a Corbetts guide could take some of the pressure off the Munros . |
| 2 | They speak with their fingers and make disgusting noises . |
| 3 | But when a building looks a problem to sell , some planning authorities show a dangerous tendency to try to be kind and make encouraging noises that parts of the grounds might be suitable for development . |
| 4 | If he ran into Eleanor he planned to blame the general editor and make soothing noises . |
| 5 | So I respect the access restrictions for the sake of Ted and those like him , but I reserve the right in the pub to stick out my tongue and make rasping noises at those men with wallets instead of penises , who think that pulling the trigger and gleefully watching a beautiful stag 's legs buckling beneath it as it dies is somehow a sign of manliness . |
| 6 | The Daurog began to whitter and make shrill noises . |
| 7 | Eyvør woke up and made food-begging noises , so the Birdman finished his story and cut up some more strips of herring which he fed to the little bird . |
| 8 | ‘ Rexroth 's review said that as the band had n't shown up a pick-up band was assembled from members of the audience , who just banged pots and pans and made odd noises . |
| 9 | Utterances like these , which rubbished German claims and made reassuring noises about the UK , were no doubt music to the ears of government , which needed to justify no action over pollution from cars or power stations . |
| 10 | We gave him a cup of coffee and made soothing noises , but once again there was nothing we could do . |
| 11 | Macmillan also left income-tax rates alone , hit cigarette-smoking and made stern noises about public expenditure ; and he presided over the highest interest rates for decades — bank rate was a horrific 5.5% . |
| 12 | Several customers looked at Signe and made soft noises of approval . |
| 13 | Very dazed and making awful noises . |
| 14 | The man stumbled down the shallow stone steps , rattling the pellets in the plant pot and making clucking noises . |
| 15 | I went back to it carefully , stroking it gently and making shushing noises with my mouth . |
| 16 | He climbed up to the catwalk and examined the roof , then strolled around surveying the empty space and making knowledgeable noises . |
| 17 | Quiss experienced the tiniest moment of fear , then savage anger , and was about to go down fighting — take as many of the little bastards with him as he could — when he realised that they were bowing and wringing their hands and making apologetic noises , not howling angry ones . |
| 18 | He drinks the tea brought to us by the koko gravely , and makes exasperated noises . |