Example sentences of "are make a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At last there 's hope for the many hundreds of children whose lives are made a misery by birthmarks .
2 Despite all the fine statements that young people are the future of the country , they are still a disadvantaged group and will remain so until they are made a priority policy target .
3 " Well , " he said , " we think we lose a lot of aircraft , because we have been monitoring quite a — few they just disappear from the radar screen 50 miles off the coast , sometimes more , sometimes halfway across the sea if they are making a dash far Flamborough Head .
4 If the Government are concerned about public expenditure and court time , will they make offences under section 12(1) of the 1968 Act indictable , rather than purely summary , offences for people who are making a second or subsequent court appearances ?
5 Let's , we 've got to look at what it is that management are making a mess of .
6 Pesh Framjee of Binder Hamlyn 's Charities Unit agrees that fund managers are making a song and dance about the changes , ‘ but let us say there is no smoke without fire and a lot of wet leaves going round ’ .
7 And so really it is no different , just that they are making a song about it .
8 These little pigs are making a name for themselves in Bellingham , Northumberland .
9 Women are making a name for themselves in animal portraiture today .
10 In this way you are making a contribution to the care of patients and will feel more relaxed and therefore able to acquire new skills and learn about the particular specialty you are working in .
11 It is hoped that members will continue to support the Trust as generously as they have done in the past , in the knowledge that by responding to information mailed to them they are making a contribution to the Trust 's work .
12 ENTERPRISING students at California 's Stanford University are making a mint from high technology by designing and marketing computer hardware and software .
13 Her sister , the daughter-in-laws are making a take over little by little !
14 But er the these production investment activities are associated really with production engineering , er very closely aligned with development and erm unless you can do those between now and the end of nineteen ninety five , when we start the P I phase in nineteen ninety six before you can really make any progress you would then have to do a further year and a half of production engineering so in the new quotations Eurofighter are making a case for what they term a development assurance phase , some advance production engineering work starting later this year and going on until the end of ninety five but when we start P I in ninety six , we can start with a bang and make fast progress .
15 However , as the hon. Gentleman knows , the Libyan Government have been taking steps in parallel — that is , they have made an application to the ICJ and , at the same time , they are making a response to the UN Security Council .
16 As with all things in life , consider why you are making a choice .
17 If you are making a jacket , hand sewing will serve just as well since you would not hesitate to hand sew a knitted jacket .
18 Were actually are making a profit we said at the beginning we do get a payment from petticoats so I do n't see that arrangement actually changing but it suits the trust were not very good at running restaurant 's . .
19 Erm , for them , because it means that the county council , when they are making a profit , D S O makes a profit has more money to spend on education , which will improve the standard of our schools in this county .
20 The Inland Revenue says some drivers are making a profit by shuttling patients and visitors between hospitals .
21 I keep expecting to hear you and Cora-Beth are making a go of it ?
22 If you are making a passage , laid-back local advice is to move off at dawn and motor in the calm for as long as you can .
23 It 's comforting that on an adjacent sound stage they are making a comedy called Otto : The Love Story .
24 If you look at it in shallow terms like that you are making a mistake .
25 They are making a mistake because the Costa Brava has everything anyone could ever want — in large quantities .
26 That is where I believe they are making a mistake and where they are open to expose their ignorance and naivete .
27 With a coldness , a remoteness , a knowledge , that seemed to have descended on her without volition , Flavia heard herself say , ‘ You are making a mistake . ’
28 ‘ You are making a mistake — ’ Siban started .
29 Vivien is not alone in thinking that the European professionals are making a mistake in looking for the same privileges and superstar treatment that is nowadays meted out to their American sisters .
30 The Government are making a mistake unduly to curtail debate .
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