Example sentences of "making it [adj] for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Isabel found her eyes clinging to him , his height making it easy for her to watch his approach . |
| 2 | She was n't making it easy for him to rescue her . |
| 3 | I understand that the electronic intarsia carriage selects the needles for only one colour at a time to the intarsia position , making it easy for you to lay in the appropriate colour . |
| 4 | The chemical agent which they contain , making it possible for them to use water in the photosynthetic process , is chlorophyll , which is also possessed by true algae and the higher plants . |
| 5 | Carter , on the other hand , not only had big majorities , but was a centrist ideologically — a self-proclaimed fiscal conservative who was also a liberal on civil rights , the environment and education , making it possible for him to straddle the historical division in the Democratic party . |
| 6 | in making it possible for me to do part-time research . |
| 7 | They succeeded , thus making it possible for me to make predictions which could afterwards be verified . |
| 8 | By a process of ‘ abstraction ’ , moreover , it was possible for these general notions to be ‘ impressed ’ on our minds or intellects , thus making it possible for us to think in terms of them . |
| 9 | He hated her for making it impossible for him to bring women home . |
| 10 | Dumbly she shook her head , the threatened tears making it impossible for her to speak . |
| 11 | His face was set , making it impossible for her to guess what was going on in his mind . |
| 12 | Her knees were trembling again , but he held her pressed hard against him , both her arms locked behind her back , making it impossible for her to get away . |
| 13 | On food safety , my hon. Friend will be aware of the crippling effect of veterinary inspection charges on chicken-producing companies such as John Rannoch and Sovereign Chicken in my constituency , which are making it impossible for them to compete with their European counterparts . |
| 14 | This approach therefore builds a ceiling over the heads of those on low incomes , making it impossible for them to break free . |
| 15 | His left Achilles tendon became badly shortened , making it difficult for him to put his foot to the floor , and he had a strong positive supporting reaction in his foot . |
| 16 | The rain had almost stopped , but various projections over the pavement in Fleet Street dripped on Dyson as he passed , wetting the lenses of his spectacles and making it difficult for him to see where he was going . |
| 17 | The welfare state therefore acts as a ceiling over the heads of those on low incomes , making it difficult for them to move up through their own efforts . |
| 18 | Now again if you take a good look round the retired people in town there is , you just sit down on one of those benches in town and watch people for a bit , and you 'll see that a lot of them are deteriorating physically and that is making them , making it difficult for them to get about socially , shopping- wise and so on . |
| 19 | Clare 's solicitor explained to her that men often forced their wives to return by refusing to grant a divorce and making it difficult for them to obtain money — even when it was awarded by a court . |
| 20 | The guns firing from the direction of the River Orne were making it difficult for me to hear what Taff was now saying . |
| 21 | At her sudden acquiescence , he made a little sound of satisfaction deep in his throat and his embrace tightened , becoming almost painful in its intensity , making it difficult for her to breathe . |
| 22 | His low chuckle and the touch of his finger tips drifting lightly over her curves were making it difficult for her to concentrate . |
| 23 | They were making it difficult for her to tear herself away . |
| 24 | The tempo of his caresses quickened , making it difficult for her to think . |
| 25 | Aggressive behaviour creates enemies , which can induce greater fear and a sense of paranoia , making it difficult for you to relax . |
| 26 | Maiden explains sailing terms with little diagrams making it enjoyable for anybody to pick up and read . |
| 27 | Greenpeace says that farmers will thus be tied into an agricultural system dependent on chemicals by making it attractive for them to buy herbicides in tandem with resistant crops . |