Example sentences of "be [v-ing] make [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had forgotten that her papa was supposed to be dead , and had spoken of him in the present tense , a fact not wasted on Dr Neil , who made no comment , but asked politely , ‘ And does all this stockmarket bargaining mean that you are going to make me a cup of tea , or not ? |
| 2 | He turned down an offer last week but I 'm going to make him a little better offer next week . ’ |
| 3 | I 'm going to make him a card with Happy Father 's Day on it and a star on it . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm going to make you a buttered egg , ’ said Betty decisively , rising to her feet . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm Aggie. ’ she announced firmly , ‘ I 'm going to make you a nice hot cup of tea . |
| 6 | I 'm going to make you a cup of tea and we 'll put some whisky in it to make you feel better . |
| 7 | I 'm going to make you a star , as they say in the movies . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm going to make you the new Madonna , ’ Waterman promised his new prodigy , but even today he shakes his head disbelievingly at the opportunity others missed . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm going to make you the next Madonna . ’ |
| 10 | She went to the bread bin and seemed to be preparing to make herself a piece of toast . |
| 11 | It 's almost as if they were looking to make themselves the most hated and hunted men on earth . ’ |
| 12 | Such a capture of French nationalism would probably have been impossible in Paris ; but , in Hanoi , circumstances were combining to make it a reality . |
| 13 | I was going to make him a director , bloody good young man , tough and fair and straight . |
| 14 | Aschmann in his house , all dressed up for a festive occasion , the most glamorous lady in the theatre , was going to make it a party like no other . |
| 15 | ‘ Mr Gajdusek lives in the part of Czechoslovakia called Western Bohemia , and I was going to make it a quick flight over , find this place called Mariánské Láznë where he has his home , and shoot back to England again , ’ Cara replied . |
| 16 | Suddenly she realized that her phobia was beginning to make her a prisoner in her own home , and that it was about time she sought help in overcoming it . |
| 17 | Milner-White was then a charming young man of rather Anglo-Catholic opinions who was beginning to make himself an expert both on stained glass and on ways of English worship and prayer . |