Example sentences of "was make [pron] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon , the craft was making its way through the darkness over twenty-foot waves and taking on water . |
| 2 | Within an hour of embarkation , the ‘ Saint Andrew ’ had turned and was making its way across the Firth . |
| 3 | A short time later the minibus was making its way along a metal road that was sorely in need of attention from a grader . |
| 4 | Already by 1803 Guinness 's West Indies Porter was making its way under sail to the Caribbean . |
| 5 | A funeral cortége was making its way towards him . |
| 6 | At last , the Rolls had broken free of Piccadilly 's logjam and was making its way at something approaching normal speed towards Knightsbridge . |
| 7 | Somewhere outside , an oxcart was making its way up the steep hill upon which the Quinta de Santo António stood , and its wheels creaked and groaned abominably . |
| 8 | The Tomato Marketers might be interested to know that back in the twenties , when grapefruit was making its way in France , so highly reputed an establishment as the old Café de Paris listed that novelty in the special corner of the menu normally reserved for caviare alone . |
| 9 | The plane was making its descent on Dublin . |
| 10 | Far below me the sea was making its lacework on the water and flinging wreaths of gold on the shore . |
| 11 | One of the slowest vehicles on the road , and coming up beind the world 's fastest production car the Jaguar XJ220 , which has a top speed of 217mph , was making its debut in Banbury . |
| 12 | He was making her act like a gauche schoolgirl — Aurora Blake , who could hold thousands spellbound with the power of her voice , who could mix happily with kings and commoners — stammering apologetically because a man who had wandered unwanted and uninvited into her garden knew she 'd been looking at him ! |
| 13 | But Eva was making her mark in much wider spheres . |
| 14 | It was soon obvious that Glisseuse was making her way up Thames by way of the shallow inshore Four Fathom Channel which leads inside the Margate Sands to follow the North Kent coast . |
| 15 | She had just walked the course and was making her way to the weighing room before the first race when she heard the familiar Bronx accent behind her . |
| 16 | She was making her way to the Chester 's stand , sunk in thought , when the familiar sandy-haired man loomed in front of her . |
| 17 | The kitchen was empty because the kitchen maid had special leave of absence to attend a party given for her aunt who was making her profession in the Religious Life . |
| 18 | ‘ It is n't always , ’ Ginny said , wondering what on earth ( or in heaven ) was making her talk like this to a little man whom she 'd met only once before ; she hoped it would n't put him off her . |
| 19 | Then he was looming over her , inches away , and already the sexual hunger in his body was enfolding her and the unreleased tension within her was making her quiver from the top of her head , down to her toes . |
| 20 | I had left my automobile behind a farmer 's barn beyond the city walls , and was making my way to Frankenstein 's house . |
| 21 | ‘ I was making my way over a field to the hives when I ‘ sort of ’ tripped over one of them and the bees came at me , ’ he said . |
| 22 | He also pointed out that Dudley Nourse dropped him twice ; but his knock helped calm the nerves of a youthful Peter West , who was making his debut as a radio commentator . |
| 23 | Bull Hughes was making his way down the stairs from the hoose , a single end top right off Cumberland Street . |
| 24 | Roy just managed to get the last seat on the plane and was making his way down the cabin , trying to secure space for his luggage . |
| 25 | He had clumped down out of the stand and , against the flow of spectators , was making his way towards that hidden dell . |
| 26 | But on this night he was making one last move through the crowded bar , and at that exact moment O was making his way to the door . |
| 27 | Last night Mr Cronje was making his way to the spot where Elizabeth and Julie were murdered . |
| 28 | As she passed Veronica 's house , she noticed that one of the men had got out of the green Maestro and was making his way round the back of the building . |
| 29 | Throughout his young manhood , while he was making his way in the world , the upper-class male had to satisfy his physical needs with casual encounters and women of the street . |
| 30 | When Humphreys was making his study of homosexual activity in public lavatories in the USA , there was no way in which he could have simply stood around watching what was going on . |