Example sentences of "they be make [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And this means that they are more confident about their work and really feel they are making progress .
2 A pity , but they are making progress .
3 And , again , if it is functioning well , it is possible to see this reflected in the bearing and in the expressions of the players whilst they are making music .
4 They are making hay while they can .
5 It is better to go in when they are losing money than when they are making money ; then one has more muscle ’ .
6 In the work of both painters one becomes increasingly aware of the fact that they are making use of a variable viewpoint .
7 ‘ There are n't many harder races in the year , but they are making Lochsong favourite and I do n't see why we should not beat her , ’ said the Wiltshire trainer .
8 Oh they 're made polyester .
9 The men are all being so unkind , they 're making fun of my relaxing clothes .
10 They 're making mischief in my mulch
11 But they 're making progress ; each generation gets better , so we 've all got to hang in there . ’
12 Aye , timber boats but now they 're making fibreglass ones but they 're not so good in the loch for the the water runs up them quicker they 're so smooth .
13 One would think they were made office … from his whole personality emanated an air of sovereignty
14 Those present on this unique occasion were well aware they were making history in riding a steam train on the electric line , the first time since a steam engine was used on the construction of the line in the last century !
15 She turned over and lay on top of him , trying to pin him down with her own slight weight , and he began to fondle her and she him , and almost at once they were making love again .
16 ‘ You mean … ’ and here Mr Hadley actually hesitated a little , ‘ they were making love ? ’
17 They were making love without contraceptives .
18 He began to chafe her with his hands to get some warmth into her , and suddenly , and to his complete astonishment , they were making love .
19 She hunted in the bed for the ribbon that had come of her hair while they were making love .
20 He knew what Malik would say , how he would look when they were making love , how he would smile , beatifically , like a baby , when he was satisfied .
21 It had a habit of jumping on the bed when they were making love and clawing him .
22 He felt that they were making fun of him , though he could not understand why .
23 But Spitting Image they were making fun of them and they had a
24 Other examples confirm this distinction : ( 138a ) It was then I knew that they were making war against Man , the individual within !
25 An example in relation to which the opponents of the ordination of women might be expected to agree that they were making use of such a methodology is the case of slavery .
26 So in some way they were making economy by not doing that ?
27 And with the war ending the the Germans had had to pay reparations and that factory and many more were extremely busy because they were making lace machines for France .
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