Example sentences of "and [is] [adj] [prep] making " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that when the shadow Chancellor recently visited the James Halstead group in my constituency — it employs more than 400 people and is successful in making good profits — he expressed satisfaction to the local media that most of the technology that he saw was British-made and that most of it had been made 20 miles from Bury ? |
| 2 | Keep your hand blender near to the hob or worktop — it 's marvellous for smoothing out sauces which start to go lumpy and is great for making dips , soups and shakes . |
| 3 | With × 7 or higher magnification it is possible to see the stars mixed in with it , and × 20 reveals the Trapezium — the celebrated multiple star Theta Orionis , which lies just on our side of the Nebula and is responsible for making it shine . |
| 4 | I frowned like someone who has just been put on the spot and is afraid of making a fool of himself . |
| 5 | The common toad hops clumsily along and is incapable of making a sudden dart for cover . |