Example sentences of "was [adv] make [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was only making conversation . |
| 2 | An anonymous group of army officers supported these resignation calls in November , leading Pinochet in December to recall the army to barracks , a move interpreted as a show of force as the number of corruption charges increased him and the date approached for the release of the Rettig report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission ( CVR ) , which was finally made public on March 4 , 1991 [ see p. 38095 ] . |
| 3 | But after flying back from America with Lewis , he was already making contingency plans for his man being handed the title without throwing a punch . |
| 4 | Venturous was already making cutter history with her size , speed of sixteen knots and the latest electronic gadgetry such as radar , Decca Navigator and modern communication equipment . |
| 5 | I was just making conversation , ’ she answered with dignity ; and he tried to look chastened . |
| 6 | ROS : I was just making conversation . |
| 7 | ‘ He was just making conversation . ’ |
| 8 | I was just making supper when that stupid eunuch came along making a great commotion . ’ |
| 9 | She had regular treatment sessions for the next two years , and was still making progress . |
| 10 | Terry was still making League appearances for us in 1968–69 when Palace again gained promotion , this time to the elite of the 1st Division but , to his disappointment and the chagrin of all Palace followers , he was never able to turn out for us in Division One . |
| 11 | But the full anthem was gradually making way for the verse anthem , of which Gibbons was the outstanding master . |
| 12 | She was flicked back against him , clamped closer with one powerful arm , and as he looked down at her , hard and intent , he made brief , rhythmic movements , flexing chest and thigh muscles to make her slide down his body , her heart hammering … he was practically making love to her on the dance-floor . |
| 13 | The proposal was later made public in a joint statement by seven prominent members of the Israeli opposition Labour Party headed by Yossi Bellin , a former close aide to the party chairman Shimon Peres . |
| 14 | When Gloucester took Sir John into his service he acknowledged his importance by doubling his wages : the knight was confirmed as steward of Middleham with his fee increased from £13 6s 8d to £20 and he was also made constable of the castle with a fee of £16 13s 4d . |
| 15 | When Gloucester took Sir John into his service he acknowledged his importance by doubling his wages : the knight was confirmed as steward of Middleham with his fee increased from £13 6s 8d to £20 and he was also made constable of the castle with a fee of £16 13s 4d . |
| 16 | The following year he was also made president . |
| 17 | He was also made surveyor of the forest of Galtres , to the north of York , which was not itself part of the duchy but included the duchy manors of Easingwold and Huby , of which the duke was also made surveyor . |
| 18 | He was also made surveyor of the forest of Galtres , to the north of York , which was not itself part of the duchy but included the duchy manors of Easingwold and Huby , of which the duke was also made surveyor . |
| 19 | He was also made surveyor of the forest of Galtres , to the north of York , which was not itself part of the duchy but included the duchy manors of Easingwold and Huby , of which the duke was also made surveyor . |
| 20 | He was also made surveyor of the forest of Galtres , to the north of York , which was not itself part of the duchy but included the duchy manors of Easingwold and Huby , of which the duke was also made surveyor . |
| 21 | Johnny was immediately made captain , a position he held for nearly five years , and scored on his debut , but even Johnny 's seven goals from the 12 remaining games could not keep us out of the new basement division . |
| 22 | McIllvanney was certainly making money from somewhere . |
| 23 | These are people who were n't even alive when he was actually making music . |
| 24 | In 1989 the White Paper on health , Working for Patients , was produced by a review team , the exact membership of which was never made public . |
| 25 | Prepared in 1988 to assess if the site was suitable for a pressurised water reactor ( PWR ) , the study was never made public . |
| 26 | Gough was subsequently made commander of the Fifth Army , and Malcolm was his chief of staff . |