Example sentences of "making a [adj] mistake " in BNC.
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| 1 | But these breaches are frequently mere secondary symptoms of a fundamental problem : first making a factual mistake and then finding oneself propelled towards a wrong conclusion . |
| 2 | The leadership of Chancellor Helmut Kohl 's Bavarian partners , the Christian Social Union , is now making a similar mistake . |
| 3 | I feel that if I am not with her I will be making a great mistake , missing a real opportunity . |
| 4 | Though I have been invited to come back to South Africa by friends both black and white , I wonder whether I am making a great mistake . |
| 5 | Although I listened with interest to the case adduced by the hon. Member for Honiton ( Sir P. Emery ) , the Chairman of the Procedure Committee which has made the recommendations , I still believe that the House would be making a great mistake to accept the motion , for it would add to the automatic nature , as it were , of debates and would play into the hands of the Government of the day , thereby strengthening their position over that of the House . |
| 6 | He would be making a terrible mistake to think they will just go away . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , when Mr Mason explained that Mr Rochester was already married , your uncle sent him straight back to England to prevent you from marrying and making a terrible mistake . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're making a terrible mistake — ’ |
| 9 | I believe you 're making a terrible mistake . ’ |
| 10 | You know , you might get the belt for making a silly mistake over a sum , or some exercise or that , you see ? |
| 11 | You do not want to run the appreciable risk of making a bad mistake before your new career has really started . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're the one making a fucking mistake , ’ Morton snapped , raising the Ithaca and pointing it at his head . |
| 13 | It is proving a delight to use ; on my fist attempt I punched two cards in quick succession without making a single mistake and with no strain to my hands — despite the instructions for the punching being written in Japanese only ! |
| 14 | On Sept. 20 Iraq radio broadcast a commentary warning the USA against making a grave mistake by assuming that an attack on Iraq would merely mean regional conflict ; it would be an overall war , and Iraqis would take the war into the cities of the attacking nation if they were attacked . |
| 15 | Coronation Street 's Audrey has walked out on her husband Alf , but actress Sue Nicolls thinks she could be making a big mistake . |
| 16 | ‘ You 're making a big mistake , Sir , ’ he said . |
| 17 | ‘ I told you you were making a big mistake . ’ |
| 18 | And Smith , who has jumped much higher than his rival this summer , responded : ‘ They 'll be making a big mistake if they do n't pick me . ’ |