Example sentences of "[is] only make [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I could have said anything , made an excuse , but I wanted to be straight and it 's only making things worse . ’
2 As one church planter has said : ‘ When Jesus comes back , I want to be doing something for God , even if it 's only making mistakes . ’
3 A serious petrol shortage is only making things worse — bus travel , crowded at the best of times , is now cruel and inhumane .
4 The added tension of waiting is only making things worse .
5 Similarly , a company is only making problems for itself by creating a norm of people working extra hours , putting staff under stress which impacts on their home lives and which probably does not achieve greater productivity since it is commonly believed that working beyond 40 to 50 hours a weeks results in time spent which is increasingly unproductive .
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