Example sentences of "making a special [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of making a special flower picture to commemorate a particular wedding anniversary works very well . |
| 2 | He spent some time afterwards making a special metal umbrella . |
| 3 | ‘ He was furious with you for making a special lunch . |
| 4 | ( On recent occasions France had argued against making a special case for Poland and Egypt , emphasizing the needs of other middle-income countries such as those in Africa — see also p. 37524 . ) |
| 5 | And that 's the kind of singling out of one group of workers , and making a special case for them , that she really disapproved of . |
| 6 | Please check prices before ordering or making a special journey . |
| 7 | Please check prices before ordering or making a special journey . |
| 8 | In courteously making a special journey to Beeching 's home to induce him to accept the invitation , Gardiner incurred the Prime Minister 's displeasure : Dr Beeching should have been invited to call on the Lord Chancellor . |
| 9 | Some of the aircraft from blockbuster films like Aces High and Indiana Jones are making a special appearance at an airshow . |
| 10 | Still hammering away , the Institute has the satisfaction of knowing that it has at last brought home to the Ministry of Health , within whose purview this question comes , that things are not what they ought to be , and Dr Eichholz , who has just retired from the Chief Inspectorate of Special Schools , is at its request making a special enquiry . |
| 11 | • Distributing sample menus and information to local B&Bs not offering evening meals ; inviting owners for a free meal and making a special offer for guests . |
| 12 | Here you are one time only twenty s twenty per cent savings on a single purchase of Debenhams own brand throughout the store erm Debenhams has bought to blah blah blah outstanding values da da da and to encourage to do your Christmas shopping at Debenhams we 'll making a special offer that you wo n't be able to resist until December the twenty fourth commencing on November you can get an amazing twenty per cent off at any Debenhams own bought range , that means you can shop throughout the store , visit every floor , buy all your gifts under one roof and save twenty per cent providing you do all your shopping in one go to get the benefit of the voucher because the voucher can only be used once from men 's , woman 's fashions , accessory , children 's clothes , furnishings , gifts simply present this voucher and attach simply present the voucher attach and receive the train fare discount , we hope you enjoy your shopping . |
| 13 | And Neil Kinnock and Kevin McNamara should be making a special effort to affiliate their own union , the TGWU , to the SDLP . |
| 14 | ‘ Enjoying banter with the regulars and making a special effort to make newcomers feel welcome is a tough job when the hours may be 11am to 11pm . |
| 15 | Mark 's brother Tim said from the family home in Trewennack , Helston : ‘ Mark missed last Christmas because he was on guard duty so obviously this year he was making a special effort . ’ |
| 16 | In view of the disadvantage which being in care all too often represents , that may sometimes mean making a special effort to ensure the quality of education given to children in care . |
| 17 | Later , while sitting at the kitchen table making a special list of people to help with Easter flowers , and a subsidiary list of those who might be approached to donate Easter lilies , Anna and her conscience had a little tussle . |
| 18 | He became assistant to Arsenal chief trainer George Hardy , and set about making a special study of anatomy , massage and electrical treatment . |
| 19 | This is analogous to the 1970 decision of the House of Lords in Bushell v Faith [ 1970 ] 1 All ER 52 , in which a provision about voting rights , which had the effect of making a special resolution incapable of being passed if a particular shareholder or group of shareholders exercised his or their voting rights against a proposed alteration of articles , was held to be enforceable ; an article in terms that no alteration shall be made without the consent of a particular member would be invalid , as it would come into direct conflict with statute law . |
| 20 | He said such an Article was ineffective , " but a provision as to voting rights which has the effect of making a special resolution incapable of being passed if a particular shareholder … exercises his voting rights against a proposed alternation , is not such a provision " . |