Example sentences of "[was/were] make their " in BNC.
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| 1 | The people had stopped in their tracks , women were making their children stand behind them . |
| 2 | A few French Commandos were making their way across the farmyard in the direction of a large barn where it appeared that someone was attempting to prepare breakfast . |
| 3 | At the turn for home Baby Turk led from Nemain and Acatenango , but behind them the four runners owned by the Aga Khan — Shardari , Dinistan , Darara and Shahrastani — were making their efforts , and over a quarter of a mile out Shardari hit the front , closely pursued by Shahrastani and Darara . |
| 4 | IT was a fine , warm Sunday morning and a sprinkling of elderly ladies were making their way to church . |
| 5 | As the Tabor primary schoolchildren were making their way to their classes , it was hard not to think of a scene from 1950s Britain , the children all in their uniforms and carrying satchels . |
| 6 | The DA and Tony Curtis haircuts were making their debut . |
| 7 | Their owners were also beginning to notice what was going on and commented on the changes that were making their business more difficult , for the books often had no dispersal markings on them . |
| 8 | Meanwhile the German fighter pilots were making their own claims ; Lt.Willi Kothmann of I/JG 27 claimed one Hurricane at 1700 ( probably Ayre ) , the only claim to be made by pilots of this unit over Malta during 1941. 7/JG 26 then arrived and Fw . |
| 9 | Though an experienced skier , Pat and her friends had got caught in a blizzard and were making their way to shelter when Pat 's skis plunged into deep snow . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sorry he 's detracted from the performances of players like 17-year-old George Ndah and 21-year-old Rob Bowry , who were making their debuts . |
| 11 | Pook 's stables were invisible from here but were making their presence known by other means . |
| 12 | A group of Salvation Army singers were making their way along the road . |
| 13 | It was on a fishing expedition in late autumn a year or two ago that we were visited by a number of pomarine skuas , no doubt birds from northern Siberia which were making their way towards wintering quarters in the south Atlantic . |
| 14 | They hurried through the long arch , dodging between the workers who were making their way to London Bridge Station , and then quickly crossed St Thomas 's Street and hurried through the high , wide gates of Guy 's Hospital . |
| 15 | Other rabbits were making their way along the run and Strawberry spoke to several of them , more than once remarking that he would enjoy taking their new friends across the field . |
| 16 | Electoral studies of the period show that an increasing number of people were making their support for one or other of the main parties conditional upon the calculation of ‘ rational self-interest ’ or ‘ governmental competence ’ , rather than basing their voting upon a ‘ class reflex ’ . |
| 17 | People walked past La Farmacia , Botica del Sol and El Paso Shoes in the late afternoons as if they were making their evening promenade through a village in Mexico . |
| 18 | On exactly the same night as Nancy had met Rose Maylie , two people from Oliver 's home town were making their way towards London . |
| 19 | Night workers were making their ways home . |
| 20 | They were making their way round to the stables at the back of the Manse . |
| 21 | Husameddin uses this statement to link Molla Fenari with the turbulent political scene toward the end of Mehmed I 's reign , writing that because of his predilection for mysticism ( with particular mention of the " [ Molla Fenari ] attracted the attention of the ulema and men of state , since there were those [ of them ] who saw the statements of Molla Fenari as influencing the actions and feelings of the Melamis and Hurufis who were making their appearance in the regions of Rumeli and Anadolu . " |
| 22 | Later , as they were making their way through the bracken , Anna said casually , ‘ Sam told me that you 're leaving your job with Luke . ’ |
| 23 | A short time later they were making their way along the road that led beyond the property , and had not travelled far before Silas turned the minibus along a side-road that led towards the boundary . |
| 24 | Bargain hunters were making their presence felt in the brewing sector after the falls of recent days . |
| 25 | ABOUT 700 intrepid fans of the Republic of Ireland 's soccer team were making their way to Albania today , despite a warning from team manager Jack Charlton . |
| 26 | According to IRNA , another 1,000,000 Iraqi Kurds were making their way to the Iranian border . |
| 27 | ‘ Walked on the race course before breakfast the air balmy and very delightful , great numbers of the blue mountain parrots were making their morning meal on a large kind of the Eucalypti — two of the beautiful Nankeen night herons passed over our heads and we heard the curious note of the coul [ cowl ] bird or bald-headed friar — returned with an excellent appetite — drew all day — in the evening John called me to look at the skin of a snake more than six feet long which James shot in the act of ascending a tree — also brought me some beautiful specimens of a climbing plant bearing thick clusters of cream colour blossoms . ’ |
| 28 | Andy and Des were making their way to the 18th tee . |
| 29 | This has introduced a qualitatively new circumstance that was not operating when today 's First World countries were making their transitions to industrialization and urbanization ( see Leopold , 1985 ) . |
| 30 | Wedged neatly between his route flying at this period was a rescue operation to collect Gen Sikorski 's staff who were making their way to the South of France , hotly pursued by the Germans . |