Example sentences of "[prep] making some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Sikh men came to Britain in the fifties it was with the hope of making some money ( usually to buy more land for the family farm ) and returning . |
| 2 | ‘ So it does n't matter if I say no , ’ I said with some relief , for I had been feeling somewhat guilty at risking Thessy 's chances of making some money . |
| 3 | We can also legitimately ask to what extent people are rational in the sense of making some kind of calculation concerning the best way to satisfy their needs . |
| 4 | At the other end of Europe Roger II of Sicily promulgated his codes in 1129 at Melfi and in 1140 at Ariano ; they contained much that was traditional , much that was Roman ; much that was new ; and the idea of making some unity in the chaotic laws of his kingdom was especially novel . |
| 5 | For a moment or two she toyed with the idea of making some excuse in order to get out of what would be an embarrassing situation . |
| 6 | The Building Society , based in Gloucester , has set aside interest payments on the debts owed to it and is investigating the possiblity of making some compensation payments . |
| 7 | He knew she was grateful for much more than the gesture of making some tea and , instinctively , he held out his arms . |
| 8 | Every time she seemed to be on the verge of making some sort of breakthrough , new questions came up . |
| 9 | Two days later the Marquis ' wife , a good woman , who has learned with horror something of what has happened , comes to Manette , hoping to be able to contact through him the sister she knows to survive from the murdered family , and to help her by way of making some atonement for her husband 's and her brother-in-law 's evil behaviour ; Manette can give her no information , however . |
| 10 | Inasmuch as the appellant is not able to establish the necessary twelve years adverse possession , a decision on this question is strictly obiter , but as the judge has dealt with the point and counsel have argued it before us I will not conclude without making some reference to it . |
| 11 | I think about making some coffee , but I do n't bother in the end — it ai n't worth it just for me . |
| 12 | A codicil is really a supplementary will , and is generally used for making some alteration in a will without revoking it as a whole . |
| 13 | And at Cantley in the same diocese the vicar thought it was worth making some comment on a baptism that took place on 12 October 1754 : |