Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] making a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So in fact , we could have caused chaos on Oxpens Road by parking the bus on double yellow lines and making a big thing of getting handicapped children out , in and out of a specialised vehicle , but we , we actually prefer not to do that , and we go on the car park each week , and we pay the same fee as anybody else fee , pays because er we feel that that 's the right and proper place for us to be and the children to be , as they 're just ordinary members of the community with some special needs . |
| 2 | When he did talk of an independent Scotland , he talked of bankers and making a new Switzerland . |
| 3 | He photographed the room in which the poet died ( in 1972 ) using an exposure time of many hours and making a negative print . |
| 4 | hike a herd of antelope , grazing indifferently while one of their number was being savaged by lions , they would go on , singing and clapping their hands and making a great noise against the darkness . |
| 5 | At 60 seconds it was too long — PTGI wanted one 30 seconds long — but after editing out the product shots and making a few other amendments it was suitable . |
| 6 | Finally , slipping off his boots and making a few tears in his trousers with a bayonet , he gave her a quick grin , and melted into the night , just one more peasant among many . |
| 7 | ‘ Enjoying banter with the regulars and making a special effort to make newcomers feel welcome is a tough job when the hours may be 11am to 11pm . |