Example sentences of "[prep] making [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He first became a player-manager at 28 and in his time the 41-year-old Buckley has won three promotions , the Bob Lord trophy with Kettering — and been sacked by Walsall after making them the highest scoring team in the four Divisions . |
| 2 | And she has entrusted the musical Midases who have turned all she has touched so far to gold with the job of making her a new Garland . |
| 3 | ‘ Why on earth do you think Syl went to all the trouble of making her a separate kitchen ? ’ |
| 4 | About the party — I 'd thought of making it a triple celebration : my engagement to Heather , Ma 's homecoming , and a kind of — gesture of thanks to Luke . ’ |
| 5 | The developers , Calera , have priced FAXgrabber at £99 with the aim of making it a mass market product . |
| 6 | " The extension of majority voting will be examined … together with the possibility of making it the general rule with a limited number of exceptions . " |
| 7 | I poured my heart , soul and a couple of vats from Nettles brewery into making it a cohesive , disciplined goal-scoring machine , only to see my dream sabotaged by soccer-illiterate shopkeepers and eleven Lego-legged , sloth-brained idiots in vaguely matching shorts . |
| 8 | So , next time you buy a guitar strap with ‘ Klondyke ’ on it , you 'll know what 's gone into making it the best , not just in the UK but all over the world . |
| 9 | But the handful of abilities involved in our areas of common interest are like a postage stamp on a bed sheet compared to all that goes into making us the unique individuals we are . |
| 10 | The Blackrock Club never put a foot wrong and the host association — the Bowling League of Ireland — ‘ also ’ played their part in making it a worthwhile championship . |
| 11 | If Napoleon III and Haussmann failed to make Paris an entirely sweet-smelling city , they certainly succeeded in making it a brighter and safer one . |
| 12 | Thirty two individuals took part in making it a large competition where endurance was required as much as playing skill . |
| 13 | IT is no use on its own : the attitudes and energy of tutors and learners are very relevant to making it a valued and effective resource . |
| 14 | But they no longer bothered her , and certainly they were no longer responsible for making her a potential prisoner in her own home . |
| 15 | I 've never loved him , but now I 've started to hate him — for making me the mercenary bitch I am . |
| 16 | Lastly , I would like to thank my parents for making me the Judaeo-Christian hybrid that I am ; and my husband Timothy Boon for his support and ( not always welcome ) criticism . |
| 17 | They 're all added in just because they do n't have an accident does n't might go for making it the safest infrastructure perhaps . |
| 18 | Sister Murphy had been the last nurse to be with Sister Edith Cavell , and King George V had honoured her by making her the first to receive a medal for bravery at one of his levees . |
| 19 | As there are many persons of distinction in England who are pleased to honour the art of gardening by making it a considerable part of their amusement and have been greatly assisting in the introducing of large numbers of new plants , shrubs and trees into the English gardens and as some of these noble persons have studied the science of botany and are well acquainted with the characters and true names of the plants … their example will render it necessary for the professors of Gardening at least to know the plants they cultivate by their proper titles … |
| 20 | It was also agreed in principle to strengthen the European Parliament by making it an elected body . |