Example sentences of "of making [art] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Less costly , but not entirely satisfactory , is the practice of making every fourth tankful leaded petrol , which protects the valve seats but rather defeats the object . |
| 2 | The gourmet , presented with a difficult choice between two dishes , ponders which will please him more as in other circumstances he might weigh conflicting moral demands , decides which one tempts his palate , chooses to order it without even being conscious of making a second decision , let alone one which requires a logically different kind of support , and afterwards perhaps is disappointed by the dish and regrets having chosen wrongly . |
| 3 | The honour of making the first speech may go to the best speaker or the best friend , providing your choice keeps as many people as possible happy ! |
| 4 | In Payne v. Lord Harris of Greenwich [ 1981 ] 1 W.L.R. 754 the court was concerned with the process of making the second decision ( though the division into the two periods of detention was not then clear ) . |
| 5 | he 's recommended to her that instead of making the third bedroom bigger , to make four bedrooms because it would increase the value of the house more . |