Example sentences of "[pers pn] making a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was I making a monster more evil than the first creature ? |
| 2 | On one occasion while having a plate refilled she beamed at Silas , then asked lightly , ‘ Am I making a satisfactory hostess for you , Silas darling ? ’ |
| 3 | Is she making a promise to the British people that this improvement will be financed by an increase in taxation , or that , just as the Conservative Government have always aspired to improve that target , so will a Labour Government , and the British people will have to wait a long time for such an improvement to materialise ? |
| 4 | The message here is that romantic cliches may safeguard you from a heart attack and prevent you making a fool of yourself . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've had enough of you making a fool of me , Nicky Scott Wilson ! |
| 6 | ‘ Are you making a film ? ’ one of them asked innocently in French . |
| 7 | Oh I 'm alright do n't worry about me I 'm , they , the person at home , their family must be told as well as you making a note in your accident book that there has been somebody with a knock on the head however mi minor it is , it 's got to be reported , because that knock could have repercussions , it could have broken a small vessel in the brain , it could still be bleeding and that is when compression takes over . |
| 8 | ‘ Why are you making a scene like this ? |
| 9 | " Are n't you making a mistake , my lord ? " asked the farmer . |
| 10 | We got to say : You making a mistake coming in Deptford . |
| 11 | Well it would defeat you making a few bob . |
| 12 | Are you making a cup of tea ? |
| 13 | You making a mess ? |
| 14 | Well are you making a guest appearance then ? |
| 15 | Yeah that saves you making a payment do n't it ? |
| 16 | Were we making a Protestant Church to resemble the Church of Rome ? |
| 17 | Are you leaving or are we making a pick-up ? ’ |
| 18 | Are we making a sacrifice in going away ? |
| 19 | Are we making a big profit ? |
| 20 | ‘ And as for the Bulldog , I hear that his wife takes him for walks at night to stop him making a mess . |
| 21 | A distressing failure in something which was important to him , athletic ability perhaps , may lead to him making a negative judgment about himself every time he experiences any difficulty in competitive activities in the future . |
| 22 | The event was such a success that club members are very much looking forward to him making a return visit . |
| 23 | He was nursing his arm , his task seemed to be to keep close to Marian and prevent her making a dash for it . |
| 24 | It ends with her making a decision to kiss him or get out and swim . |
| 25 | Seen in this way , it is clear that fairy tales play a significant part in helping us grow up — and that they are able to do this because they MAKING A SHORT STORY 57 introduce us to ideas about change , conflict and coming-to-maturity through the medium of make-believe . |
| 26 | We would certainly be pleased to see them making a greater contribution , but only if it can be shown that there would be genuine environmental benefits in so doing . |
| 27 | We would certainly be pleased to see them making a greater contribution , but only if it can be shown that there would be genuine environmental benefits in so doing . |
| 28 | It is difficult to assess the long term benefit of such a campaign as individual cases now coming to light clearly heard some of the publicity which was beneficial to them at the time but did not result in them making a call at that particular time . |
| 29 | Finding themselves studying such very different subjects , and with each of them making a circle of new friends — none of whom had anything in common with the other 's friends — it was no wonder that Laura and Liz had begun to drift slowly apart . |
| 30 | The worms can only live in compostable material so there 's no fear of them making a bid for freedom and eating their way through the vegetable patch . |