Example sentences of "be [not/n't] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are not making a documentary — get him on side if you can . |
| 2 | A spokesman said : ‘ We are not making a PR film for the Army . ’ |
| 3 | Friday but they 're not making a promise , but they said that last week |
| 4 | We 're not , we 're not making a fortune |
| 5 | You 're not making a fortune at first , but once you get it going |
| 6 | You 're not making a christmas cake are you ? |
| 7 | energy council , I 'm not make a bid , we 've just , er we 've just heard , what I think is a , is an example of enlightened and model practice , so praise is on the superfluous , but I think we 're probably not typical of of the business sector in being so enlightened , and my question is only a wide one , and it is this . |
| 8 | Nobody 's criticising you nobody 's making I 'm not making a criticism of her cos at the end of the day right if we now talking the scenario that we 're painting now let's take this girl on , not girl girl on right , you can have cos she 's far more impressive . |
| 9 | ‘ Are you sure I 'm not making a nuisance of myself ? ’ |
| 10 | In this case I feel a deep conviction that I 'm not making a mistake . |
| 11 | I 'm not making a cake , I 'm making marmalade this |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not making a fuss ! ’ |
| 13 | The general point here and I want to make is that er , these are n't officers ' promises these are the members ' promises and er , erm , we 've got to be careful that er when they 're all drawn together that we are n't making a hostage fortune , erm and so that I think it is very important members take aboard er what is suggested and test them themselves to see that they are realistic , I would also say that er as these promises are being considered by the various committees and I note a considerable variation in standards which will need to be addressed when the promises er , have come back to the Policy Committee , these are particularly in reference to the time required to respond to er , erm complaints etc , it 's no use having the Highways Committee wanting two weeks and incidentally on promise number two erm I think that er any up , somebody else 's point er straight forward wants to be deleted , erm the highways require two weeks to respond er , erm hearts and libraries want a , you know half a day , er and we 've got to get these er erm more or less synchronized I think , and whilst I 'm thinking Chairman on the last page er of the er favourite for , for first for agent authorities , but it does n't give any indication about the contact point and as most of our population live in the agent authorities that the er it needs to be expanded to give the contacts er points for the members of the public . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm surprised you are n't making a bid for him yourself , ’ she said tartly . |
| 15 | No , I 'm sorry three times I 've said it , it is not make a face at the end of the chorus , it 's there it , and there is just one way , the chorus says if you want to be happy and have a happy face and spread a little joy around then there is just one way , then you make the face |
| 16 | It is not making a profit , but is now contributing to its operating costs . |
| 17 | It is not making a profit , but is now contributing to its operating costs . |
| 18 | The company is not making a profit forecast , but profits for the 36 weeks to 9 January have grown to £9.79 million . |
| 19 | The chief bridesmaid , if she is not making a speech , can then lead the call for a speech . |
| 20 | And when Jesus orders Judas to do quickly what must be done , he is not making a statement of clairvoyant resignation , but issuing explicit instructions . |
| 21 | It is important to remember that the reason for letting your customers buy now and pay later is not to make a sale , but to make a profit . |
| 22 | ‘ Our policy is not to make a fuss of one more than the others — that way there 's no aggro . |
| 23 | As long as it 's not to make a rabbit 's costume . |
| 24 | ‘ The one that 's not making a fortune in Amerikay . ’ |
| 25 | I 'd be careful he 's not making a fool of you . |
| 26 | She 's not making a run for it ? ’ |
| 27 | It 's not making a list . |
| 28 | Other classes struggle all the time , to get anything done you feel you know why are we having this class , we 're not making erm it 's not making a lot of educational sense and one comes to the conclusion after many years of bitter experience that it personal dynamics , it depends on who 's in the group and some groups erm this one successful and some groups which I wo n't mention are relatively unsuccessful and one feels okay that 's because of the inter-personal , it 's who 's in the group and how they interact with each other and try as one might , I suppose I play th the leading role in this group |
| 29 | Given the fact that schools selected for a Minor award were being encouraged to develop existing good practice , it is , perhaps , surprising that the formation of a permanent library committee , as in the case of the Major Project , was not made a prerequisite for their participation . |
| 30 | The solicitor who gave those undertakings was not made a party to the proceedings , although if he had been held out by his firm as a partner , s14 of the Partnership Act would have fixed him with potential liability . |