Example sentences of "[subord] making [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The simplicity of the statement , and the bravery … in a way , it requires more courage than making something more ‘ experimental ’ . ’ |
| 2 | It is best to prepare the system before starting to draft , rather than making it up as sub-divisions arise during the drafting . |
| 3 | Mr Johnson says : ‘ I think they like a little bit of human intervention at the final stage , rather than making it too automated . ’ |
| 4 | If making it more fun is bringing it up to date then I 'm all in favour |
| 5 | For the centre of the metropolis the aim was to define the function of the various component parts and , while making them more efficient and dignified , to free them from damaging intrusion . |
| 6 | More influential , and more in conformity with Keynesian orthodoxy , were those economists who argued that income restraint was necessary to bring unemployment and inflation into balance , and to prevent Britain 's balance of payments getting out of hand as rising wages led us to import goods we could ill afford while making it more difficult to sell things . |
| 7 | Other may sit there stubbornly waiting for you to tell them what they are meant to do whilst making it abundantly clear that the session is hardly welcome , indeed is being conducted almost under duress . |
| 8 | This punishment deprived Boo of all of his youth and destroyed his character as well as making him very lonely . |
| 9 | Strange as it may seem , some people have more difficulty in handling or expressing warm , loving feelings than negative , angry ones ; or it may feel as if they have to keep a tighter reign on the loving feelings , which they perceive as making them more vulnerable to rejection and disappointment . |
| 10 | For him , the sense of a sentence is determined by the sorts of situation we count in favour of the sentence being true , in such a way that the sentence with that sense ( i.e. as we understand it ) can not be false if the sort of situation we count as making it true occurs . |
| 11 | They brighten up the room as well as making it more ‘ cosy ’ … quite ruined . |
| 12 | A modern kitchen is often top of the list of home-improvement priorities — and will add considerably to the value of the home as well as making it more attractive when you come to sell your property . |
| 13 | Freeze-marking with a number has been proved to be a deterrent to thieves , as well as making it much easier for police to identify animals . |
| 14 | As well as making it much safer for pedestrians it will make the town much more attractive to visitors . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ As a whole as well as making it much safer for pedestrians it will make the town much more attractive to visitors , ’ she said . |
| 16 | When the feet are hurting it shows in the face , as well as making you thoroughly miserable , so go to see a qualified chiropodist . |