Example sentences of "[prep] making [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After making peace Alexander appeared to move in the direction of reform , but his celebrated speech to marshals of the Moscow gentry needs to be set in context . |
| 2 | A woman can become pregnant if , after making love , a sperm released when the man ‘ comes ’ , joins with her egg and the egg then settles in her womb . |
| 3 | The flame of the cigarette we used to light and share after making love was the last symbol of warmth we had when the fires of passion were quenched . |
| 4 | I realized suddenly that that was why lovers always feel the need to sleep together after making love , and to rest and be together the next day . |
| 5 | after making love , that other tiny |
| 6 | They were lying on the bed after making love , every trace of lust scoured out of them , their bodies clean and abandoned . |
| 7 | One o'clock in Piazza dei Partigiani after a stressful morning at work was very different from eleven o'clock the night before after making love , but Ellen was bubbling with such enthusiasm that he had n't the heart to voice his reservations . |
| 8 | After making findings of fact which are broadly summarised in the second paragraph of this judgment the board determined , inter alia : ( 1 ) that the fees derived from the sub-licencing were sourced in the countries in which the sub-licensees were by their contracts entitled to exercise the particular rights and ( 2 ) that the 1981 agreement vested in the taxpayer rights over intangible property , which rights could only be exercised outside Hong Kong . |
| 9 | Paul , who had fallen asleep in front of the TV after making chips , was wakened by 11-month old Keely coughing . |
| 10 | Bill Barnes took off with two others , one I believe was Orr , and had climbed to about 2,000 feet after making contact with the Malta Tower who told them the raid was coming in low and very fast . ’ |
| 11 | Rangers got no joy , either , from a referee who had turned down a first-half penalty claim for hand ball and was similarly unmoved when Huistra fell after making contact with Dykstra . |
| 12 | In 1979 she made a new will ; after making changes to some specific bequests , she again appointed her husband to receive the income from her father 's estate . |
| 13 | Genevieve ( 1953 ) , one of Rank 's biggest successes of the decade , was directed by another old Ealing hand , Henry Cornelius , who left the studio after making Passport to Pimlico . |
| 14 | If everyone who is anyone does n't actually touch down on the planet fairly often , at least their activities come to be known through Uulaa 's favourite indoor sport ( after making money ) — trading information , along with rumour and scandal . |
| 15 | They 're after making money . |
| 16 | Thoza Khonje , Malawi : released February 1991 , having been detained for two years after making remarks which were interpreted as critical of the Life President . |
| 17 | The net assets of companies acquired are incorporated in the consolidated accounts at their fair values to the Group after making provisions for expected reorganisation costs and related gains and losses pending reorganisation . |
| 18 | After making provision for the payment of their debts and funeral expenses , they then proceeded to the disposal of their worldly goods . |
| 19 | It calculates this by class of business on the basis of a separate carry-forward of deferred acquisition expenses after making allowance for investment income . |
| 20 | In its last full year the telephone giant was accused of raking in too much money after making £3bn — a massive £97 per second . |
| 21 | After making corrections for the spotting order of the microtitre plates all the data were combined into two files , one listing the probes used and the other listing the hybridisations of all probes to each clone . |
| 22 | The Northern Ireland Panel was dissolved in December 1984 after making arrangements for the evaluation and dissemination phase of the research programme . |
| 23 | Miss Logan prepared the bedding and administered some opium ; the guide , after making gestures incomprehensible to her , vanished . |
| 24 | The tender submitted by J. L. Eve Construction Ltd , was reduced to £2,024,681 after making economies , and this figure was accepted in November 1980 . |
| 25 | On Jan. 16 , 1990 , the Peruvian chargé d'affaires , Luis Sandiga , was given 72 hours to leave the country after making statements which " questioned the legitimacy of the democratic government " of Endara ; the Panamanian ambassador was also recalled from Peru . |
| 26 | But he could be facing further punishment from the Irish Football Association after making comments about the referee following the game . |
| 27 | Despite making changes from the team who beat Pontypool last week , Llanelli should maintain their challenge . |
| 28 | But despite making gains in the key marginal battlegrounds of the North , the Midlands and London , Labour 's much vaunted breakthrough failed to materialise . |
| 29 | Last month Wimpey decided to hold its dividend despite making losses in 1991 . |
| 30 | The principal method of investigation is a series of case studies of organisations who have made or who are considering making changes in their time and attendance policies . |