Example sentences of "is make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only thing she 'd done is make a small scratch with a rose thorn and was unfortunate enough to get a piece of contaminated soil |
| 2 | ‘ What I am going to do , ’ he says , ‘ is make a special presentation , to mark this brave effort . ’ |
| 3 | When you have sent off your pristine cassette , your witty biography and your complimentary tickets , the next thing you need to do is make a follow-up call : ‘ Oh hello . |
| 4 | This is unfair criticism — Gooch produces a mass of indicative , albeit necessarily speculative , evidence in favour of his hypothesis — but nevertheless it is true that our knowledge of the past is and has to be based on the artefacts surviving from that past : lacking the artefacts , all we can do is make an educated deduction . |
| 5 | I went past this woman 's door , her name was Emily , and it was like I was passing a huge vulva , so big it has a desk inside , and I decided that what I should do is make an actual photocopy of my dick , in fact two copies , one before coming , one after , and leave these , along with an asterisk memo , on her desk . ’ |
| 6 | The choice between big city life and small town values is made a great deal easier by the fact that this idyllic southern country village is like Twin Peaks without the psychopaths , peopled entirely by lovable eccentrics and glamorous models . |
| 7 | The use of certain exclusion clauses is made a criminal offence : the Consumer Transactions ( Restriction on Statements ) Order ( SI 1976 No 1813 ) makes it a criminal offence to seek to exclude or limit liability for breach of the implied terms in contracts of sale where the buyer deals as a consumer a defined in the UCTA 1977 . |
| 8 | Thus the advance is made a split second after discerning the opponent 's attack . |
| 9 | One of the most successful stage acts is making a controversial comeback after a fifteen year break . |
| 10 | It would be heartless to deny her the pleasure of feeling that she is making a useful contribution to the preparation of meals , but it would be equally unkind not to make it clear to her from the beginning just who will be in charge and wearing the chef 's hat ! |
| 11 | Having the feeling that one is making a useful contribution . |
| 12 | On the same site , the air to water scrubber is a successful first stage in the planned control of odour emissions and is making a noticeable impact . |
| 13 | And now particularly Ron Todd who 's of course the General Secretary of the biggest union in this country , is making a real effort to open things up and to try and get negotiations going , and we 're very hopeful that we 'll get some positive of response from that . |
| 14 | ‘ All signs are that it is making a real impact in reducing the spread of Aids , ’ Mr Roberts said . |
| 15 | In slump-hit Britain , one company is making a real killing |
| 16 | On the other hand , if you feel your debtor is making a reasonable effort to reduce his debt , then enter into an agreement with him for the payment of the remaining balance . |
| 17 | The immediate answer might well be that one is making a financial profit and the other a loss . |
| 18 | The olive is making a mild come-back , with the help of European Community money . |
| 19 | Pick Systems Inc , Irvine , California is making a serious drive into the Russian market , says Constantin Stovolosov , head of the European office of Pick Systems in Moscow . |
| 20 | By the conceit he is making a serious point : his poetry is repetitive because the virtues of the Friend are semper eadem . |
| 21 | and Ruth says I commit myself to him , he will now be my god , and therefore your people will be my people , your home will be my home , your destiny will be my destiny the way is clear , she makes that greatest decision of her life , a decision that will affect the whole of her life but its not as say a life decision is a commitment now , we , we , we are always confronted , day after day we are confronted to make decisions , some of you make decisions and were not too committed about them , and if things alter they will change our minds , not just a ladies prerogative to change her mind , men do it as well and things happen and we think oh no well , I wo n't go through with that I 'll change my mind before its too late , but here Ruth she is not just making a decision , she is making a total commitment , a commitment that is worth time of the whole of her life , to promised to be loyal to de to Naomi and her deceased husband , she promises loyalty to Naomi 's race and the people of god , but above all she acknowledge 's Naomi 's god and her willingness to follow him to the end , you know this , how she finishes of this commitment where you die I will die its to the end its to the end of my life , I will not walk out of it and even after you 've gone mother in law , even after you are dead I am still committed to that decision , this decision I am making today where you die I will die , there I will be buried , and here she sorts of puts this solemn vow to this commitment , thus may the lord to do me and worse if any thing but death parts you and me . |
| 22 | This dire short-term market squeeze has at least temporarily put paid to the idea that the building society industry is making a graceful adaptation to the 1980s ' deregulation of the financial services market . |
| 23 | Gloucestershire cricketer , David ’ Syd ’ Lawrence is making a last-ditch attempt to get back to full fitness after his knee injury . |
| 24 | Europen — which is making a gradual transition from the academic roots of its EUUG days to a more commercially led organisation , has a long-established record of technical conferences through Europe , while UniForum 's last US show and conference attracted 35,000 attendees . |
| 25 | Nobody inside or outside the administration is making a good job of selling the tax . |
| 26 | She wrote , with an unaccustomed fluency , which made her sister wonder if the words had been thought up by her alone , that : — it would not be good for Oreste to leave here at this moment since he has been ill and though he is making a good recovery the doctor who you can be sure I was quick to call and no expense being spared but your money put to good use has said it would injure his general well-being to travel in his weakened state . |
| 27 | We are glad to hear our brother Ian Smith is making a good recovery from his recent illness ! ! |
| 28 | Eighteen months later , Thomas is making a good recovery , though he can not be diagnosed as being clear of leukaemia for another three years . |
| 29 | The centre-half is making a good recovery from a knee injury and could be back in contention for a place in Monday 's derby with Middlesbrough . |
| 30 | Keith Waugh has managed to make a career in the RAF a family concern — and is making a tremendous success of it . |