Example sentences of "and making a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would involve GM taking a key stake in Jaguar and making a substantial investment to help to ensure its independence . |
| 2 | On Feb. 27 the Nationalrat voted unanimously to amend anti-Nazi legislation by reducing the minimum sentence for offences from five years to one , and making a specific crime the denial of the Nazi holocaust . |
| 3 | The divan , lifted high at one end by Ludens , suddenly began to rush down the stairs , nearly overturning Jack and making a long scar upon the wallpaper with one of its feet . |
| 4 | The immediate difference was to cut ten dates out of the October of 1582 , 4 October being followed by 15 October , and making a slight change to the incidence of leap years at the ends of centuries . |
| 5 | ‘ I suppose I ought to go now , ’ she said , picking up the eiderdown from the floor and making a vague attempt to straighten the blankets . |
| 6 | Eighteen years away from a stage , eighteen years and she 'd forgotten until now that terrifying gut-wrenching dread of stepping out in front of several hundred people and making a total fool of yourself . |
| 7 | He handled his horses gently , and was never known to punish a horse , relying on gentle persuasion and perfect timing in winning his races , holding back and making a late challenge . |
| 8 | Coming out of our back door and making a frozen spread across the pith , came trickling water . |
| 9 | ( 4 ) obtaining familiarity with the types of question which have been consistently set in the past , and making a tentative guess at the likely questions for your examination . |
| 10 | Reading this , I could have been forgiven for conjuring up a picture of the Queen Mother settling down comfortably by a television set at Sandringham , perhaps a daughter at her side , a corgi at feet and refreshment to hand , basking in the glow of my birthday tribute to her , and making a mental note to instruct the Private secretary in the morning to send a line of thanks to those concerned . |
| 11 | By contrast , Shaw , communing with the computer and making a new friend , looked like one of those whiz-kids who , from their glass and concrete towers , manipulate the world 's money markets . |
| 12 | Like destroying all the paintings one 's ever done and making a new start . |
| 13 | Tell Charlie I 'm out of it , I 'm leaving town and making a new start . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ And making a good job of it . ’ |
| 15 | The creation of Job Clubs for redundant members is providing a most valuable lifeline to help them to solve the problem of coping with the trauma and making a constructive approach in the search for employment . |
| 16 | You should practise saying goodbye , thanking the interviewer , shaking his ? her hand if it is proffered and making a confident exit . |
| 17 | THE CASE of World Athletics versus All Credibitity has now reached such a pitch of mealy-mouthed , farcical dithering that some of us in the public gallery are considering leaping into the well of the court and making a noisy scene . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She began to get up at two or three every morning , and was in church most of the day , often sobbing ‘ boisterously ’ , and making a great outcry for her sins . |
| 20 | Marguerite surprised her by nodding wryly and making a small grimace . |
| 21 | He photographed the room in which the poet died ( in 1972 ) using an exposure time of many hours and making a negative print . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , when Mr Mason explained that Mr Rochester was already married , your uncle sent him straight back to England to prevent you from marrying and making a terrible mistake . |
| 23 | There was one occasion when the addled eggs came in handy for pelting a kid on a motorbike who 'd been riding up and down outside our house all evening and making a terrible noise . |
| 24 | And that 's the kind of singling out of one group of workers , and making a special case for them , that she really disapproved of . |
| 25 | • Distributing sample menus and information to local B&Bs not offering evening meals ; inviting owners for a free meal and making a special offer for guests . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |
| 27 | You understand nothing but money and making a fine impression before rich people . |
| 28 | And he roared away into the night , the rough scales on his throat catching the breeze of his anger and making a hissing hum as he vanished . |
| 29 | After nibbling away at piece after piece of mahala and making a large hole in the harees dish , I said my Alhamdulillah — Thanks be to God . |
| 30 | Ruth Hilali , who 's fifty and formerly from Worcester , but now of no fixed address , is charged with stealing more than six thousand pounds from the Kurdish Refugee Association and making a false statement to obtain a passport . |