Example sentences of "they [be] make a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Despite all the fine statements that young people are the future of the country , they are still a disadvantaged group and will remain so until they are made a priority policy target . |
2 | Farmers , generally speaking , like to grow crops and look after livestock rather than sell — and they prefer privacy ; but if they are to make a success of opening their farm to the public they need to be professional about it . |
3 | One of the biggest problems in working with these young people is overcoming their anti-school attitudes and convincing the former that they do have the ability and the latter that education is essential if they are to make a success of life . |
4 | However , as the hon. Gentleman knows , the Libyan Government have been taking steps in parallel — that is , they have made an application to the ICJ and , at the same time , they are making a response to the UN Security Council . |
5 | It 's comforting that on an adjacent sound stage they are making a comedy called Otto : The Love Story . |
6 | They are making a mistake because the Costa Brava has everything anyone could ever want — in large quantities . |
7 | That is where I believe they are making a mistake and where they are open to expose their ignorance and naivete . |
8 | Erm , for them , because it means that the county council , when they are making a profit , D S O makes a profit has more money to spend on education , which will improve the standard of our schools in this county . |
9 | It is hoped that members will continue to support the Trust as generously as they have done in the past , in the knowledge that by responding to information mailed to them they are making a contribution to the Trust 's work . |
10 | And so really it is no different , just that they are making a song about it . |
11 | " Well , " he said , " we think we lose a lot of aircraft , because we have been monitoring quite a — few they just disappear from the radar screen 50 miles off the coast , sometimes more , sometimes halfway across the sea if they are making a dash far Flamborough Head . |
12 | " I would say " , said Mr Brett , its secretary , " that shipowners are doing well just now , but not that they are making a lot of money . |
13 | The Government would serve us better by keeping the mines open , even if they are making a loss . |
14 | Our Lisburn correspondent reports that they are making a comeback in that area ! ) |
15 | Those old enough to remember paraffin lights will be pleased to see they are making a comeback . |
16 | What I hope ( and would like to think ) is happening is that the children are aware of the onlookers , but that they 're making a choice to stay in role ; that their engagement with the issues and the problems of the drama is what is keeping them intent on their work . |
17 | ‘ Well , I 'm sure the police will find out they 're making a mistake . ’ |
18 | ‘ I hear they 're making a sequel to The Silence Of The Lambs . |
19 | What you had to do they 're making a giant they 're making a giant |
20 | What you had to do they 're making a giant they 're making a giant |
21 | They 're making a lot of noise are n't they ? |
22 | At local level the responsibilities for the prevention , care and after-care , set out in the 1946 NHS Act , were emphasized , and shortly after the Act was passed they were made a duty . |
23 | They were making a decision at the end of March . |
24 | They were making a bundle of money these days , one way or another . |
25 | They were making a couple of days ago , but I think they 've got used to their new home . |
26 | But they were making a tally , they got little things , you know , like . |
27 | The Frenchmen claimed they were making a film for tunnel owner Eurotunnel but were detained after crossing into the British sector . |
28 | The Church of Scotland audio-visual team filmed an interview with me about our methods , and too late I realised they were making a film about ‘ groups ’ , whereas I maintain that it is because we are not a group that we succeed . |
29 | ‘ I did n't know they were making a tortoise , did I ? |
30 | Another , who works in a uniform all day , said how important her earrings were , and the short dreadlocks under her hat ; how she felt they were making a statement for her , something like : you may think I 'm an ordinary , boring nurse , but my hair and my earrings give you the clues ; this is what I 'm like out of my uniform , I 'm different , I 'm me . |