Example sentences of "[be] [prep] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a number of specials are worth making . |
| 2 | At this stage , two points are worth making . |
| 3 | The general trend appears to have been towards making it more difficult for people to stay on in full-time employment after 65 ( Heron and Chown 1961 ) . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Bosses at the British Leather Company are considering making redundant the bulk of its workforce at factories in Birkenhead and Litherland . |
| 6 | They 're after making money . |
| 7 | If you 're considering making an investment , it 's nearly always better to talk to an independent financial adviser ( IFA ) . |
| 8 | She was so out of it that it would have been like making it with a corpse . |
| 9 | Comparisons are with made restated figures . |
| 10 | Future events were to prove just how right Stirling had been in making the latter observations and how his basic principles were to be constantly watered down by interference from outside bodies trying to get their hands on the SAS Regiment , which achieved its greatest successes when left to its own devices . |
| 11 | The guess as to the most plausible interpretation of the child 's utterance will guide the adult 's own actions which , in turn , provide the child with feedback regarding how successful she has been in making her needs and intentions explicit . |
| 12 | Their mechanical and electronic , even architectural , skills are in making things , in metal or plastic or wood or fabric , rather than in manipulating strips of film . |
| 13 | To attempt any close analysis of the social contexts in which African primary schools operate is obviously to court unacceptable generalisations but two points may , nevertheless , be worth making . |
| 14 | This may not be feasible where there is a very large number of candidates , but if people have got through the original application forms stage of selection it will be worth making an effort to see them in person . |
| 15 | But it would be worth making contact with Miss Frances Needham-Burrell when she arrived and asking her — when sorting out her cousin 's effects — to keep an eye open for letters with a threatening or abusive content . |
| 16 | In some cases it could be worth making out a third party support agreement with a specialist maintenance company . |
| 17 | It may be worth making a sample heading with a little spare fabric and fitting it to the track with appropriate hooks in order to ascertain the depth needed . |
| 18 | Alternatively , it might be worth making an appointment to go and see them . |
| 19 | I might , I would maybe think it might be worth making a little bit more actually . |
| 20 | Do you think it 'll be worth making some more enquiries ? |
| 21 | There is a natural logic to such a structure in that management can reasonably be said to be about making the best use of the resources available and , to this extent , is a normal part of the clinical process . |
| 22 | As a learning process , history is supposed to be about making connections , situating particular moments in large wholes , discovering a principle of order in the midst of seeming chaos . |
| 23 | Unfazed by the fact that we may be off making a cuppa when his big moment hits the screens , Des has set his sights on playing James Bond in Goldblender , perhaps ? |
| 24 | Glenn Hoddle says that playing at Wembley can be like making your debut … the sight of the twin towers still gives you a buzz but they 've got to forget all about that and get on and win the game … it 's a wonderful place to play he says and the pitch should suit Swindon but they 've got to concentrate on the job in hand |
| 25 | What would it be like to make these conflicting roles , these painful feelings visible ; to feel free from the demands to please others ? |
| 26 | What harm can there be in making friends with his family ? |
| 27 | If these principles were not part of the staple diet of home life , the battle was ‘ already half lost ’ , no matter how skilled teachers , social workers or other professionals might be in making up the deficiency . |
| 28 | As ever at Jaguar , the emphasis will be on making the car smooth and quiet . |
| 29 | Incidentally , from now on the emphasis must be on making not taking . |
| 30 | Whatever the products you sell , the more you know about them , and the more you show that knowledge to potential customers , the better you will be at making sales . |