Example sentences of "were [verb] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plaintiffs claim damages from a number of defendants , including the third defendant , under the following heads : ( 1 ) general damages for conspiracy ; ( 2 ) exemplary damages on the basis that the acts complained of were calculated to make a profit for the conspirators or their companies and constituted a cynical disregard for the plaintiffs ' rights ; and ( 3 ) damages for deceit as an alternative to damages for conspiracy . |
| 2 | Another group of children were helping to make a puppet . |
| 3 | You were goin' to make a tart , were n't you ? |
| 4 | Children were expected to make a contribution to the family economy as soon as they were able . |
| 5 | The biopsy tissue specimens taken from the gastric antrum or the second half of the duodenum were collected to make a pool from each subject of about 25 mg ( range 20–30 mg ) of fresh tissue . |
| 6 | And that the stories were told to make a point and |
| 7 | There were nevertheless plenty of suggestions for targets : St Nazaire was considered but dismissed because shoal waters were thought to make a sea approach impractical ; Dieppe appeared too heavily defended ; and many suggested moves to occupy distant islands were ruled out by the impossibility of maintaining garrisons . |
| 8 | But , if the Americans were going to make a mess of it , let it be their mess , not his . |
| 9 | Shivering at the landing extension , I heard his brisk boisterous voice rattling on about the ! ! ! historic meeting of a famous comic and a famous bust who were going to make a film together . |
| 10 | Moreover , having read between the lines of Wendell Harvey 's letters to her husband , she was certain that Harry and the Harvey girl were going to make a match of it . |
| 11 | Many of her friends were in politics or belonged to political families , it was the era of the Liberal reforms and that was what fired her most : she went to dinner-parties where she sat next to men who were going to make a speech that night and there were weeks when she went to the House every day , it was what she had always wanted , it was history , it was important , immensely important and she was seeing it , seeing it happen and that was important to her . |
| 12 | If I were invited to make a criticism of primary school teachers within an international setting it would be to suggest that our expectation of children 's ability is too low . |
| 13 | It was a list of options from which policy makers were compelled to make a decision . |
| 14 | Only three people were allowed to make a phone call each week , which meant sometimes you had to wait your turn for weeks . |
| 15 | After carrying out a survey of the number of people who have died of it over the past three years , COHSE 's Scottish regional officer , Jim Devine , said the union believed many low-paid workers and pensioners were forced to make a choice between eating and heating . |
| 16 | The volunteers made a desperate charge through the Nez Perce ranks towards Perry 's position but were forced to make a stand against the warriors ' close pursuit . |
| 17 | For I worked at the council they were trying to make a road there then . |
| 18 | This is what we , we were aiming for we were trying to make a town for the people . |
| 19 | I sensed they were trying to make a statement with their carefree attitude : if we ca n't do anything else , we are going to enjoy this anniversary . |
| 20 | They were not forced to use private contractors but they were required to make a judgement on the best value for their health authority . |
| 21 | Harvard Securities were paid to make a market in Towerbell Records , but as Tom Wilmot has pointed out , the dealer who sent that letter would not have known of the pending disaster since dealers were forbidden access to the firm 's corporate finance department by the so-called " Chinese walls " However Wilmot has sometimes blamed his dealers for breaching dealing regulations . |