Example sentences of "making [noun pl] [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speaking before the ASEAN standing committee in September 1984 , the Malaysian Foreign Minister declared that it would be a mistake to wait for a solution to the Kampuchean problem before making attempts to implement the idea of the zone of peace , freedom and neutrality . |
| 2 | DAREDEVIL blind pensioner Joe Collier ( 74 ) is making plans to perform a charity bungee jump at a secret location outside his home area to beat local councils which blocked his spectacular leap . |
| 3 | DAREDEVIL blind pensioner Joe Collier ( 74 ) is making plans to perform a charity bungee jump at a secret location outside his home area to beat local councils which blocked his spectacular leap . |
| 4 | TV newsman Michael Nicholson is making plans to adopt the orphan girl he smuggled out of war-torn Bosnia three months ago . |
| 5 | Overtures have already been made by coach Ian McGeechan to Bob Weighill , secretary of the Four Home Unions committee , who is making plans to send a replacement . |
| 6 | You can not avoid reading and making notes to provide a fund of knowledge on which to draw . |
| 7 | We are also making investments to improve the quality of our fuels . |
| 8 | The principal concern of Edward 's ministers , as always , was to raise money for the war , and they hoped by making concessions to receive the grants the king needed ; but the concession of pardon for all debts of £10 or less was insufficient , and the commons insisted that they dare not grant a tax without consulting their communities . |
| 9 | Though firms go to considerable lengths in making calculations to justify the efficiency gains in introducing new technology , their post hoc evaluations are usually extremely vague . |
| 10 | After St George 's , almost all Unionist candidates ran without making promises to support the coalition ; this did not mean that all of them joined the diehard group when elected , but it showed that coalition was no longer seen to be a winning ticket . |
| 11 | I really did n't intend to join this regiment , in fact I was making efforts to rejoin the Yeomanry , who are out here [ his former regiment had landed in Algeria as part of the 6th Armoured Division in the First Army and had supported the 1st Guards Brigade in the battle for Tunis ] , but the C.O. of this regiment chose me by interview and I had to go , being only a very small cog in the wheels of war . |
| 12 | Making things to fit the children themselves can be tricky , and children will probably need the help of a friend or an adult . |
| 13 | The civil rights organisation , Lawyers for Human Rights , was yesterday hastily making arrangements to find a defence team for Mr Nofomela . |
| 14 | The Security Council also confirmed its support for the role played by Pérez de Cuéllar , explicitly requesting him " to assist the two communities by making suggestions to facilitate the discussions " , and calling on both communities to co-operate with him " on an equal footing " . |
| 15 | Are we making representations to widen the terms of citizenship in those three states to avoid their being turned into three Ulsters ? |
| 16 | Wear Valley Council Liberal leader Chris Foote Wood said they would be making representations to ensure the council survives as a local authority and warned against amalgamation with neighbouring Sedgefield District Council . |
| 17 | I think my impression was that er Professor Lock was suggesting that because of Policy E two local planning authorities would have some difficulty in in making allocations to meet the structure plan requirement . |
| 18 | Windproofing is n't a quality associated with fleece clothing , but manufacturers are making moves to remedy the situation . |
| 19 | At first she tried to be as quiet as possible as she began preparations for lunch , but after a few minutes gave up and worked normally , deciding to impress the moody Dr Vaughan by making dumplings to top the soup . |
| 20 | Belgium is making preparations to celebrate the centenary of René Magritte , who was born in 1898 , amid considerable regret that a large part of the artist 's private collection was lost to the nation following the death of his widow . |
| 21 | Erasma García glanced up from making tortillas to study the US military press briefing on the 12-inch screen of her second-hand Sony television . |