Example sentences of "[noun pl] making [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | When , for example , Alexander Gordon of Strathdon came to Elgin on 5 November 1539 to bind himself in manrent to George earl of Huntly , promising to serve him in peace and war , give him counsel , and protect him against harm , he was only one of many hundreds of men throughout the country during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries making such an obligation , and thereby creating strong personal relationships based always in theory and normally in reality not just on mutual self-interest but on mutual loyalty and trust . |
2 | Is my hon. Friend aware that that bizarre proposal , tucked into the back end of a newspaper on25 January by an Opposition spokesman , would cause total chaos and huge problems for companies making such a change , particularly small companies ? |
3 | It 's interesting to note , though , that while a good number of men have ticked ‘ I must try to be more helpful at home ’ , not so many women have imagined their partners making such a resolution . |
4 | There is no nucleus consisting of two protons alone and so no energy can be liberated by a pair of protons making such an object . |
5 | Neither the retailer nor the consumer needs to know or care where the product comes from , though some countries now have ‘ country of origin' rules making mandatory the display of this information . |
6 | But they soon became affectionately known as the lumberjills , an army of 3,000 women making sure the war effort was never hampered by a lack of timber . |