Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] or making " in BNC.

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1 As soon as she left school she had tried to earn a little money by helping in the fields or milking cows or making butter .
2 The second problem was her aversion to handing out money to charity ; although she enjoyed being able to help specific ventures in a practical way she hated the idea of charity balls or making large cash handouts .
3 They may have nothing to offer , but that has not stopped them holding press conferences or making public statements .
4 When the rains come in May , there 's work sowing maize , fertilizing the coffee plants or making irrigation ditches ; you do this until October when you start with the coffee crop again .
5 The work offered is often seasonal , like making Christmas decorations or making and packing anything from toy guns to cheap electric heaters .
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