Making Sentence Examples
They were making progress, though.
He's somewhere in town making arrangements.
You're making some mistake.
Were they actually making plans for a lifetime together?
They can be used to conceal the "stems" of flowers which have been made in various crafts such as lace making.
There was no point making an issue of it.
I was awarded a grant from Commissions East to pursue training in silver jewelry making.
Connie and Howard talked to the school, making arrangements for graduation.
Was he making fun of her?
Claudette hadn't interrupted Cade making a pass.
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The first thing the little humbug did was to produce a tiny white piglet from underneath his hat and pretend to pull it apart, making two.
He was wrong for running instead of making peace.
My mother, moreover, succeeded in making me understand a good deal.
The actor's appearance was key in the making of the documentary.
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When Alex came in that evening, he announced that he was making another trip to Texas.
Napoleon, after making the Cossack a present, had him set free like a bird restored to its native fields.
I guess I wasn't very polite, making a face like that.
Why is it that you can only remember my first name when we're making love?
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Pierre turned his whole body, making the sofa creak.
I am only happy to have had the opportunity of making your acquaintance.
They would be there tomorrow night, so there was no point in making the remaining vacation time unpleasant.
She raised her face to look at him and caught Sarah and Connie making a hasty exit from the room.
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Cade had put on enough weight to take the hollows out of his cheeks, making him look a good ten years younger.
I don't mind making decisions.
What are you making such a noise about over there?
If I didn't have a pregnant wife practically begging me, I wouldn't even be making this phone call.
I can't even picture the bedlam making this public would cause.
Making swords actually paid better or at least as well as making plowshares.
I ceased making the sound "wah-wah" only when I learned to spell the word.
Trying to convict her, he told her she had worn him out, had caused his quarrel with his son, had harbored nasty suspicions of him, making it the object of her life to poison his existence, and he drove her from his study telling her that if she did not go away it was all the same to him.
Lisa glanced at Connie; not at all sure she was making a wise decision.
Not only making out - she was falling in love with him.
If he refrained from making advances, how could she know if she was capable of resisting him?
I'm making a list so's you don't forget stuff.
The by-laws, in turn, authorize the making of rules for the regulation of the association's affairs.
If the answers to those questions are affirmative, then making assumptions about increasing rates of technological progress is very reasonable.
When we were fortunate enough to find a nest I never allowed her to carry the eggs home, making her understand by emphatic signs that she might fall and break them.
Other people say they have no success in making Miss Keller "hear" them.
Sweetheart, this problem is of my making.
If you felt that way, why did you keep making the trips?
It pissed him off so much he cut off all tests just when we were making real progress.
I was as nervous tonight as usual making the tip call.
First off; we can't have you or anyone near you making any attempt to find out anything about us.
These Carolina country fools never lock their doors making it so easy it's scarcely a challenge.
For everything... for how I handled the police-guy, for making Julie stay just a little bit longer, for chasing off Martha and Quinn...
Desire rose hot and fast in him, more so when he felt the cool tickle of her power, the combination of cool energy and warm skin making his blood race.
Maybe that was why she couldn't stop making cookies.
She flung her arms around him, the sweet smell of innocence and softness of her body making him melt.
I'm so fed up with people making fun of me because I'm different, she said, frowning.
Making you … mortal.
Making up ground, maybe.
Anyway, I don't want anyone taking over the decision making for me.
It was possible that Alex was making no progress with her because she actually didn't want what she was asking for.
Lori, we had nothing to do with the making of the will.
Had he come over that stormy night while Alex was away with the intent of making Alex believe they were having an affair?
This change was not of his making.
He stared at the pen in his hand, making no attempt to write.
His hand slipped under hers, his palm making warm contact with hers, and then his fingers found their way to lace with hers.
For the first time, they wouldn't be making love and it failed to arouse her.
He signed a quest of what was making her cry and she stared mutely at him, frantically trying to think of something.
Good old Jerome has a knack for making enemies.
You'd better be careful making that kind of remark.
He came to supersede self-government by consuls, to deprive the cities of the privilege of making war on their own account and to extort his regalian rights of forage, food and lodging for his armies.
When we are first entitled to speak with any kind of certainty, the non-privileged class possess a certain share in the election of magistrates and the making of laws.
Paper-making, milling, and the making of mineral waters are the chief manufactures, but the town is an important centre of the cattle trade with London, markets being held at frequent intervals.
Gold-working, the making of arms and musical instruments, wood-carving, cotton, silk and gold thread weaving are of importance.
The grubs, when hatched, start galleries nearly at right angles to this, and when fully grown form oval cells in which they pupate; from these the young beetles emerge by making circular holes directly outward through the bark.
On the other hand, since 1861, and more especially since 1882, when the Peasant Land Bank was founded for making advances to peasants who were desirous of purchasing land, the former serfs, or rather their descendants, have between 1883 and 1904 bought about 19,500,000 acres from their former masters.
The grand khan was the lord paramount or suzerain of the Russian princes, and he had the force required for making his authority respected.
He placed one upon the floor, so that it could run around, and pulled apart the other, making three piglets in all; and then one of these was pulled apart, making four piglets.
The two young men got down their bows and arrows, and all were busy making plans for the next day.
I was familiar with the story of Troy before I read it in the original, and consequently I had little difficulty in making the Greek words surrender their treasures after I had passed the borderland of grammar.
She noticed that one of the puppies was much smaller than the others, and she spelled "small," making the sign at the same time, and I said "very small."
It was pleasant to see my whole household effects out on the grass, making a little pile like a gypsy's pack, and my three-legged table, from which I did not remove the books and pen and ink, standing amid the pines and hickories.
Beware of making any distinctions which may infringe equality.
It was plain that he was making an effort to listen, but could not do so.
The restaurant stands by a "green" philosophy, making it a choice destination for eco-friendly travelers.
Our chore held the aura of planning a vacation, not making a life changing decision.
Each of us nervously cut ties with our past by giving notice, making moving plans and advising our few friends and relatives.
Unfortunately, we didn't learn of the murder until a week after it occurred, making it impossible for Howie to "witness" the scene.
Ethel was once again making a daily print appearance, concentrating on the subject of mystic tips, and soliciting comments from law enforcement agencies.
Hundreds of printed reports covered our premises like a winter blizzard making us look as busy as a toy store at Christmas.
Two kids plotting against a bully, exploring new haunts, exchanging secrets, making up games and building a club house together.
Only the guys watching me will know I'm making the inquiries for you.
I'm more used to country property where doors and windows are left open, making my life oh so easy.
I'm a little tired of making other people's decisions for them.
While the hum of the machines broke up the silence of the room, I was making zero progress.
Men and women lined the walls, most making out.
She slept until the edge of her fatigue was gone before borrowing his neatly folded clothing and making herself a huge pancake and egg midday breakfast.
She picked up Sunny and sat on the couch, making herself at home.
In the end, she typed a smiley face and locked her phone before changing into gym clothes and making her way to the gym.
She took it, his power moving through her and making the hair on the back of her neck stand on end.
Jonny was on a low, flat rock, making love to a woman writhing in pleasure beneath him.
Certain creatures with unlimited power and motivations thousands of years in the making weren't what Damian really needed right now.
Are you making this up? her boss demanded.
Her apartment was cold, and sunlight streamed through the blinds, making her head pound harder.
At one point after his brother's death, he'd considered making Claire his queen.
She recognized his tone; it was one Damian used when making her boundaries with him clear.
I was just making a midnight snack.
What pleasure would it bring if he drank from her while making love to her?
Whatever was working through her system was making her sick.
They were spinning out of control, fed by the direct contact with him and the elusive scent that was making her mouth water.
She wrenched away from him, desire and thirst making her head reel.
Darkyn touched her arm again, his cool energy making her snap.
The way he said it made it clear he was making fun of her.
She wanted to slap him, more because he was making it obvious how right Darkyn was.
He was making certain I win, she said.
Without you and Rose Calvia making it harder.
Dean figured Fred was making a last ditch effort for a dispensation from his public duty.
Joseph asked Fred for a marker and cardboard and began making "No Trespassing" signs, signifying he planned a visit to the mine later.
Bird Song was empty when the Deans returned after retrieving the Jeep and making their way to the inn by back streets.
No, but we're making progress.
The Deans, while making no comment on the discovery, realized this was how someone could have entered the mine and altered their markings while they were inside.
Making judgment after the fact is far easier than before.
This duty was about as pleasant as a stick in the eye in Dean's mind, but the interrupted householders were uniformly pleasant to him, making the necessary ordeal nearly tolerable.
Much as he disliked making Fred wait, he decided to put off the task until nine o'clock but another phone call forced a change of plans.
Dean then brought Lydia Larkin into the picture by telling Jake Weller how she had radioed Fitzgerald with the two Denver investigators in her car, making the call from the spot where he claimed she'd be out of reception.
Look, he was making my life miserable.
Later, David Dean called Lydia—from bed after making love to his wife.
She gasped, the heat and energy of his touch making her shiver.
He then called a portal to visit Tamer, the Immortal making the soul compasses.
If she did, she was making it harder for him to trust her.
I'm not making a deal with you.
He wasn't certain why; they were making progress on every front.
Guilt fluttered through her, making her cold on the inside.
He just didn't know how to do that without making a deal with Darkyn.
Just when he thought things were going well and they spent the night making love and talking, he woke up in a new nightmare.
But it's not of your making.
He had helped her blend her dream of a horse ranch into a profit making package of a guest ranch.
I don't know why you only talk in your sleep, but I'm not making it up.
In other words, making noise through your larynx isn't something you have to learn to do.
After all, he spent much time here, making love to her on the round bed down the hallway to his left.
The two were always at each other's throats, and Gabe had witnessed their decision making skills on the Council.
Maybe it's easier than you're making it out to be.
Or maybe you all should consider making instruction manuals before dumping your duties and walking away.
Never heard of someone in your position making an unofficial deal.
He took a deep breath, making a decision he knew he'd probably regret.
They were making some sense.
Wynn was brilliant at small talk, distracting her and making her laugh with his dry, morbid humor.
Making love to her, wanting her dead, saving her life, walking away.
But if she challenged him on this point, she saw him making it impossible for her to die on her own terms.
His jaw clenched, his piercing gaze making her want to crawl back into his arms.
Maybe it was his way of fulfilling his end of the bargain she'd refused by making sure she had a place to stay.
Like making love to a woman, Gabriel.
Tanzanite eyes opened, the familiar blue-purple making Gabriel smile in triumph.
It slid into her neck, the sound making her nauseous.
And technically, I interfered by making him disappear before anyone figured out he'd saved humanity.
Are you serious about making him dead-dead soon?
Rhyn snorted and faced the corner, making out Gabriel's eyes, which gleamed darker than a night in Hell itself.
She rested her head against the steering wheel, frustration making her veins swell.
A human-like creature sat in the corner making snorting sounds he assumed was weeping.
She nearly leapt past her escort when he entered the banquet hall, the scents of roasted meat and a million other things making her stomach roar.
Her breathing was shallow, the scent of her blood making him shudder.
His scent tickled her senses, his nearness making her warm body warmer.
He deserved it for kissing her and making her feel things she never, ever, ever imagined she'd feel for any man, let alone a monster like him.
I don't think he's the lost cause you're making him out to be, she said, disturbed.
If he's making the offer, he'll keep his word, she said.
His snow cloud-colored eyes were piercing, his muscular frame making her warm from the inside out.
The bloodied arm was making her unusually lightheaded.
Rhyn asked, the feeling of doom making him jittery.
You.ll find making friends is hard when everyone hates you.
I thought we were making progress.
You.re not making things easier.
Resigned, Jade peeled off his shirt, the sense of triumph making him feel sick to his stomach.
You.re making a big deal out of this.
She gazed out the windows, unease making her stomach churn.
The strange fever remained, making her feel as if she'd been sitting in a sauna for hours.
Evelyn did have a way of making even the most gruesome day of spring cleaning fun.
Her thoughts drifted to the prisoner, the memory of his touch and the strange energy making her blood quicken.
She passed through the throng without making eye contact for fear of leers or judging looks and reached the entrance foyer.
She stopped in front of it, adrenaline making her heart quicken.
A'Ran gazed at her silently, making his disapproval clear.
The small man with white irises drew near her, his eerie, unblinking gaze making her uncomfortable.
A'Ran hadn't yet addressed Ne'Rin's own failing, that of impregnating his sister without making her a nishani first.
Stealing me and making me a nishani?
A'Ran's gaze swept over her, making her skin tingle with awareness.
The pod jolted and dropped, the sickening sense making her nauseous.
The landscape was open and flat, the heat making the ground shimmer.
The fountain contained instructions for making it work.
He kissed her hard and deep, his intensity making her hunger for him flare even as she tried to suppress it.
It surged up through his feet to his head, making his whole body tingle as the planet welcomed back its king.
She was making it day to day telling herself neither of those things was true.
Fred, who had tagged along, beat a hasty retreat downstairs, making the excuse of a trip to the library.
She had pulled her long auburn hair high on her head, making her appear taller and almost regal in spite of the simple lines of the garment, and the plainness of her features.
Edith stood there, neither following her son, nor making any move to enter further into the room.
Dean asked, his curiosity overcoming his desire to distance himself from this woman who was making him increasingly uncomfortable.
Finally, in an attempt to change the subject, he asked, You seem to be making pretty good progress deciphering the notebook.
He's making her his concubine.
Then the awkwardness of his silent position hiding in the darkness extended beyond the point of propriety of making his presence known.
Fred reached for an ever-ready pad and pencil and began making a list.
The crowds were lighter than yesterday, due to the heavy snowfall making not only climbing difficult, but viewing a wet and laborious task.
The Gestapo is making noises about keeping us here overnight, if you can believe it!
Dean itched to ask her how she was so sure it wasn't Mr. David Dean who dropped her hubby into space but she began to sob anew, making any further conversation impossible.
By my read, all the police are doing is making a case against David Dean.
Fred O'Connor is busy making a list and checking it twice as we stand here.
He muttered some lame excuse, feigning making an error.
They took their time over the ice cream, making soup of the last few spoons full, but Dean learned nothing further.
He's too busy making money, I guess.
He left reticently after making her promise to call if she needed him.
Making his way to the first floor, Jackson noticed he was feeling weary from all this drama, and also a little hungry.
I suppose I could try for a while, but I'm not making any promises.
He returned a few hours later, made a drink, and went to the kitchen where Sarah had started making breakfast for Connor.
He tinkered with the sound, making sure it was audible, yet would not interfere with conversation.
After making sure she was asleep, he carefully slid out from under her feet and headed to the studio.
He heard the door close, then Elisabeth in the kitchen, making breakfast.
When Sarah returned with the groceries, she found Jackson in the holding room making the bed.
Let me just run this upstairs, Connor, how about making drinks for us?
The foursome talked about the showing, making fun of some of the stuffy patrons.
Jackson flirted shamelessly with Consuelo, making her feel like a sexy coed instead of a frumpy, middle-aged housekeeper.
Jackson waited until the hall had almost cleared before making his way to the stage.
Jackson found Sarah in the kitchen making breakfast.
At the pumpkin patch, they sipped hot cider while strolling around making their choices and corralling them together, laughing and enjoying the sunshine.
We need to think about this a while before making a decision.
You're making me nervous.
Yes, and you better not embarrass them when they come down, or you and I won't be making noise for quite some time.
You just gave me a lap dance, and my comment is making you blush?
You are in no position to be making demands; besides, Elisabeth doesn't feel like talking right now.
Jackson asked, "What's this about Elisabeth's blood making you two stronger?"
At least he was finally making an effort to see his sister - and Katie was actually excited about his visit.
She left him in the coop with the chicken and marched across the yard to the house, her boots making sucking noises each time she lifted her foot from the mud.
Alex whisked them into the car, making sure their doors were securely closed before he slipped into the driver's seat.
Daylight was making a feeble attempt to break through the heavy cloud cover.
If she was having this much trouble making a decision, he couldn't be the right man.
Making fun of you?
He was making a point of saying good-bye.
There were a dozen such places, and the snow had melted over part of the rocky areas, making tracking almost impossible.
Then you'd better start making funeral arrangements.
She woke early the next morning and dressed, making a trip to the office before Alex arrived.
He was actually making an effort to please her as well.
Josh was making fight sounds, but if he had wanted to fight Alex, nothing she could have done would have stopped him.
You were the one who started talking about riding the beaches and making l...
There's nothing wrong with a man and woman making love - as long as it's sanctioned by marriage.
No, it wasn't any of you're business when you thought you caught Alex and me, but it didn't stop you from making your nasty accusations.
You made your feelings for Alex clear at the wedding - hanging all over each other and making eyes at each other across the room.
I know, and Alex is terrified of making a commitment.
Was that why Alex was suddenly interested in making up with Katie?
Josh wasn't concerned about Alex making a pass at Carmen.
I'm waiting for her to stop making eyes at your stud.
I'm making a fool of myself.
To be honest, thinking about the responsibility of making those decisions was overwhelming at times.
In both cases, he found himself looking forward to hearing her voice—and making sure she was still alive.
Brady asked, concern for his closest friend making his chest tighten.
Four keypads gone with one making its way back to the command center.
His nearness was comforting, his body warmth making her feel a little less cold.
He doubted Tim would appreciate him making moves on her.
He didn't need more emotions to hamper his decision making, and he didn't need Tim to disown him at the end of this mess.
Men and women worked over large cauldrons of food in one building while young men and women focused on making blankets, clothes, and other textiles in another.
Gods, but he could smell her sweet scent! Her large eyes seemed to see right through him. He feared reaching out, in case she slid through his fingers like smoke. He'd lost her in life; he wasn't going to risk losing her in his dreams. He could imagine closing the distance between them, sweeping her up into his arms, and making love to her on the beach.
That meant making it into the underworld in four days.
He went back to the deer trail and jogged through the forest to keep his body warm, making it to the castle in an hour.
His shove almost drove her to her knees again. She steadied herself and looked up in time to see him disappear into the jungle. Fear made her heart pound. The strange path he'd been following appeared ahead of her, revealing itself only a few steps at a time. She started at a walk and quickened to a jog, making sure the path wouldn't close and trip her. The path kept up with her, and she ran.
You're making me second guess myself, Rhyn.
He hefted Kiki once again. Hannah sniffled and crawled to her feet. Rhyn hurried towards the Sanctuary, concerned for Kiki but even more anxious about making sure Katie was alive and well.
I guess I'm not making much sense, period.
By the time Dean had finished his meal, the traffic had thinned out, making the balance of the trip northward much more pleasant.
Just making the Parkside High baseball team had been a miraculous ascension from being the-you-take-him-we-don't-want-him-boy when the kids chose sides in sandlot games.
Ethel was an attorney who specialized in making money, so she never crossed paths with Dean's area of the law.
How different if must be, he thought, making love with someone for whom you really cared.
Finally, as wide awake as a kid on Christmas morning, he gave up the ghosts and dressed, intent on making the trip for the sole satisfaction of punching out Vinnie Baratto.
He thought it was a big joke, making all these plans and there in the back of the motel is our car.
Maybe. But I been making these lists.
Me and Carrie kept making fun of 'em, quiet like.
Even the drive to the Poconos went well, with Dean only making two wrong turns.
If you followed the car making the drop, someone would have shot you.
When Dean pointed out a nice restaurant where he could collect the lunch he'd earned for making the trip, Fred reached over to the back seat and produced a paper bag, containing two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and an apple.
Jeffrey Byrne had finally put it all to rest by making his appearance on the incoming tide.
Cynthia's cheeks were quick to color as she sipped the liquid, making a face with each gulp.
You're making some broad jumps just because Jeffrey Byrne visited in the Scranton area.
He turned on his heels and left, making Dean sorry he'd mentioned Ethel Rosewater to Cynthia Byrne in the first place.
Fred licked the end of his pencil and began making notes.
So far, you're the only one making any progress.
Somebody was making a statement and someone else wasn't taking it too well.
After making a few turns, Fred realized he wasn't imagining the car was tailing him.
Then he added, "But you gotta admit we been making progress as a team."
Fred must have been making up for lost time with the loves of his life.
Before making his phone call, he ordered a Coors just to get a feel for the place and adjust his eyes to the meager light.
David Dean would be making a trip to Colorado.
Their brief search halted when a security guard swore no one had passed his way and too many corridors and stairways went in other directions, making further search difficult.
Dean was making progress.
He might have a mustache, black hair or a shaved head for all we know, and two and a half million could buy a face-job making him look like Robert Redford.
The bikers wore helmets and most were in a low tuck position, making it difficult to get an identifying look at them.
I didn't say we shouldn't do it—I was just making an observation.
Betty bounced upright making no move to cover herself.
Suddenly facts fell into place, previously homeless happenings began making sense, and a picture arranged itself in Dean's mind.
At last it was all making sense.
And then there was the issue of one person making decisions.
He wasn't opposed to making decisions, but marriage should be a partnership.
While they were dating, it had seemed wise to avoid making him aware of her desire for him.
It had finally been in the black and she was actually making a profit.
In two weeks Alex would be making the decisions and everything that once belonged to her parents would belong to him as well.
Her parents had always cautioned her against making pets of the farm animals.
What would it be like making love to him?
In the last few years she had been making all the decisions about her farm.
After making sure they had grain and water, they headed for the house to eat lunch.
It seemed like only a few minutes before they were at church, making the last minute checks before she walked down the isle.
Maybe he wanted to be the one who initiated love making all the time – like that was going to happen.
Two weeks of love making and suddenly you're embarrassed.
All this concern was making him feel inadequate.
In his defense, Josh wasn't making it easy.
His warm fingers circled her wrist and the foot came down, making room for her on his lap.
Marriage with Alex had taught her that sex and making love were two separate things.
It must have fallen out while you were making the bed.
Making the decision to marry him was the easy part.
On the other hand, maybe she was simply uncomfortable with making decisions.
A blacksmith in Gravette was making the wheels, but the rest of the buggy was complete, right down to the leather seats.
It wouldn't be making love.
Anytime we're intimate; we're making love.
They spent the rest of the day lounging around the house and making up for lost time.
Just so I'll know I'm not making a complete fool of myself.
If he knew Alex was making her unhappy, he'd be upset.
I haven't done anything to be forgiven for and you're making my life miserable.
Maybe he didn't know she was making him look like a fool in front of his friends.
They were making some progress, but she should desire him.
Jenn turned woodenly, the world around her making no sense in her state.
His power flowed through her, making her shiver.
Unlike the mortal world, everything in the immortal world was alive, even the stones making up the buildings.
She trotted through the streets, making her way through rubble and debris to the park in the center of the city.
The souls of his forefathers inhabited the obelisk, making it hum with immense power.
She readied herself for a fight, making certain none of them had orders to jump her yet, and then continued to the panoramic window.
Darian hesitated before making his decision and taking the stairs two at a time.
Somehow, I will, she whispered, the raw note in her voice making his arms tighten around her.
His rhythm disrupted, he glanced towards the boulder where he'd hidden Yully and Charles, making sure they weren't in danger.
He forced her close, lips brushing her ear and making her shiver.
He ate and sipped the cider, its warmth making his muscles relax.
Before she fell again for Sirian's lies, she pushed the lever to seal his cell and walked away, rage and confusion making her head spin.
Taran strode away, turmoil making his gut clench.
Fresh bread sat on the table near her bed, its scent making her stomach demand to be sated.
He was the default for most of the decisions she felt uncomfortable about making, but those decisions rarely included the children.
It was frustrating, but the only thing she was accomplishing with this interrogation was making their conversation stiff and formal.
The money making scam last summer was a good example.
You were blaming me – making me responsible for his dilemma.
Actually, she wasn't that interested in making a business out of it, but she felt the need to make some monetary contribution to their marriage.
They were making money on it, but there was so much debt to begin with.
She was making too much of something innocent.
A person never got old enough or mature enough that they were no longer capable of making a poor choice.
I've been thinking about making more trails – maybe putting some markers up so people can ride on their own.
The indigo jeans hugged his lean build, making him look taller.
She missed the goat milk and making cheese as much as she did the scheduled milking.
I'm going to start milking a few goats and making some cheese.
There was no point in making an issue of it.
It reminded Carmen of what Katie said about her response to Alex making an impression on the children.
I've been making all this about you, but it isn't.
I stumbled into a quagmire of my own making.
When they returned home, Alex would start making arrangements for the divorce.
Was he pleased that Alex was making an effort to get along with her?
With the air cleared of all the secrets, and both of them making a concentrated effort to get along, even the children appeared to be happier.
What could I do without making a scene in front of our customers?
I'm making a mountain out of a molehill.
Once again someone was making decisions that shaped her life... without consideration for her plans.
No, if you don't come back, you'll be making off with something that is far more valuable to me than money.
I was only making idle conversation anyway.
You've been making sounds like you don't believe anything I say every since I met you.
At the cabin, she washed a dress in the sink and hung it on the line to dry, taking pride in the fact that she was making do with what was available.
He stepped back, making room for her.
She had been so certain that he was making up stories – hiding his identity – that she had insulted him.
I'm making your bed, not getting into it.
She gasped at the intensity that turned her lower belly into a furnace and swept through her, making her achingly aware of his scent, the heat and smoothness of his skin, the size of his body and the hot mouth pressed against her neck.
Why did she have the feeling his deal involved making her Tuesday?
You are making my life hell.
He took his time, his hot breath on her neck making her shiver.
He squeezed while studying her carefully, as if making certain she wasn't hurt.
Xander waited until this bout of anger settled enough for him to deal with the woman who frustrated him then rose, making his way back to the food court.
His touch was making her body hot from the inside.
The physical connection was making it hard to control her emotions and the memory of the other times he'd kissed her.
She'd never felt as at peace or sated or relaxed as she did now, and she couldn't imagine any other man making her feel the way he did last night or this morning.
If you remove it, you are making more than one decision.
He was testing her again, making his offer clear.
He mimicked her pose, his intensity and nearness making her breathing irregular.
There was a slim chance they might've succeeded in making him disappear as well, had he been there.
They tracked him quietly and now were making it clear they meant business.
He was making her life hell.
Xander wasn't able to sleep, even after making love to Jessi.
What am I doing here instead of making sure Jonny can't get to her?
Dusty's wife was the sister of Jonny, making him the brother with the most personal connection to the Black God.
Making sure she's not sneaking up behind me to kill me, Xander said and removed his cell from his jeans.
After making love to her with such tenderness and passion.
She flattened them against the cool rock and began making her way around the edges.
Instead, she trotted down the gravel driveway, each crunching step making her cringe.
The air around her crackled, Jonny's stormy power and the Other's cold lightening making her skin crawl.
He paced to Damian's side, purposely not looking at Jessi, whose nearness was making him crazy enough.
He snatched her arm hard, and lightening flashed through her, making her nauseous.
The same breeze giving the curtains heartburn tossed her hair around, and she pushed it aside, a flash of red making her gasp.
But Oswio and his son Ecgfrith greatly extended their territories towards the north and north-west, making themselves masters of the kingdoms of Strathclyde and Dalriada, as well as of a large part of the Pictish kingdom.
The contents of the flasks can then be introduced into larger flasks, and finally into an apparatus suitable for making enough yeast for technical purposes.
In 285 he was one of the ambassadors sent to the Tarentines to dissuade them from making war on the Romans.
A large number of cotton mills furnish the chief source of industry; printing, dyeing and bleaching of cotton and calico, spinning and weaving machine making, iron and steel works, and collieries in the neighbourhood, are also important.
It is totally different in appearance from the pasture mushroom, and, like it, its characters are so distinct that there is hardly a possibility of making a mistake when its peculiarities are once comprehended.
The leading industries are limeworks and distilleries, the water being specially fitted for the making of whisky.
He accordingly declined to take any action, meanwhile indicating the direction of his sympathies by making Mortara his ward.
The industries are equal in importance to the transit trade, and embrace metalworking, ironfounding and machine building, the manufacture of electric plant, celluloid, automobiles, furniture, cables and chemicals, sugar refining, cigar and tobacco making, and brewing.
The strongly fortified castle which he erected at the same time had the unfortunate result of making the infant town an object of contention in the Thirty Years' War, during which it was five times taken and retaken.
It has a river-frontage of 4.1 m., the Thames making two deep bends, enclosing the Isle of Dogs on the north and a similar peninsula on the Greenwich side.
In his home policy Pericles carried out more fully Ephialtes' project of making the Athenian people truly self-governing.
Though only twenty-two years of age, Alexius was a man of ability and resolute will, and he succeeded without difficulty in making himself master of the greater part of the southern coast of the Black Sea.
The Queen's Park and Titwood clubs in Glasgow have each three greens, and as they can quite comfortably play six rinks on each, it is not uncommon to see 144 players making their game simultaneously.
In 1859 he began, in concert with Sir William Thomson (afterwards Lord Kelvin), to work on problems respecting the making and use of cables, and the importance of his researches on the resistance of gutta-percha was at once recognized.
He succeeded in making the majority of the Britons, Picts and Scots tributary to him.
In 1867 he became governor of Turkestan, and held the post until his death, making himself a name in the expansion of the empire in central Asia.
In 1646 she accompanied her husband to Minster, where he was sent by Mazarin as chief envoy, and where she charmed the German diplomatists who were making the treaty of Westphalia, and was addressed as the "goddess of peace and concord."
Selby is the centre of a rich agricultural district, and its industries include rope and twine making, flax-scutching, boatbuilding, iron-founding, tanning and brewing.
Efforts have been made to counteract this feeling by making the Church more distinctly English.
In 1643 Cromwell performed one of his earlier exploits in taking Lowestoft, capturing large supplies and making prisoners of several influential royalists.
Dairy-farming is making rapid strides, and the development of sheep-farming has been remarkable.
The continual encroachments of the Portuguese at length led the Spanish government to take the important step of making Buenos Aires the seat of a viceroyalty with jurisdiction over the territories of the present republics of Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Argentine Confederation (1776).
The first of these mistakes was a measure making (January 1885) the currency inconvertible for a period of two years.
In 1904, under the old system of three-years service with numerous total and partial exemptions, 324,253 men became liable to incorporation, of whom 25,432 were rejected as unfit, 55,265 were admitted as one-year volunteers, 62,160 were put back, 27,825 had already enlisted with a view to making the army a career, 5257 were taken for the navy, and thus, with a few extra details and casualties, the contingent for full service dwindled to 147,549 recruits.
On the first presentation to her of Lady Castlemaine, Charles's mistress en titre, whom he insisted on making lady of her bedchamber, she fainted away.
The electoral districts so formed are expected to be equal in proportion to the number of inhabitants; but this method has led to much abuse in the past, through the making of unequal districts for partisan purposes.
Bliss when making his exploration of Jerusalem.
There are some twenty smaller species in Australia and Tasmania, besides the rock wallabies and the hare kangaroos; these last are wonderfully swift, making clear jumps 8 or io ft.
But the Transvaal War of 1899-1902, to which Australia sent 6310 volunteers (principally mounted rifles), and the gradual increase of military sentiment, brought the question more to the front, and more and more attention was given to making Australian defence a matter of local concern.
The vessels then proceeded northward without finding any traces of the object of their search, but, at the same time, making fairly accurate charts of the coast-line.
The observations of Captain Furneaux, however, did not strengthen this belief, and when making his final voyage, the great navigator appears to have definitely concluded that it was part of the mainland of Australia.
The truth is, pastoralists for the most part carried on their industry trusting very greatly to luck, not making any special provisions against the vicissitudes of the seasons.
The sacred tablet on the back wall of the sanctuary is carved in low relief in limestone, and consists of two figures, apparently a priest and his assistant making offerings.
In 1879 a congress assembled in the rooms of the Geographical Society at Paris, under the presidency of Admiral de la Ronciere le Noury, and voted in favour of the making of the Panama Canal.
He showed, while making the Suez Canal, what a gift he possessed for levying the pacific armies he conducted.
Dieu," of 1000 tons burden, making an epoch in its history.
It had in 1909 a property of 2345 acres (of which 1000 were farm lands, 1145 pasture and wood lands, and 200 school campus), and loo buildings, many of brick, and nearly all designed and constructed, even to the making of the bricks, by the teachers and students.
In 1548 Charles laid before the states a scheme for making the Netherlands an integral part of the empire under the name of the Circle of Burgundy; but the refusal of the German Electors to make his only son Philip king of the Romans led him to abandon the project, which was never renewed.
Meanwhile in the Netherlands the sectaries had been making rapid headway in spite of the persecution.
Closely connected with the manufacture of lumber is the making of paper and wood pulp, centralized at Bellows Falls, with waterpower on the Connecticut river and with the raw materials near; the product was valued in 1905 at $3,831,448.
On his return to London he found the parliament again negotiating Cromwell with Charles, and on the eve of making a treaty which Charles himself had no intention of keeping and the regarded merely as a means of regaining his power, and which would have thrown away in one moment all the advantages gained during years of bloodshed and struggle.
But in cases where a debt or instalment is in arrear and it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the person making default either has or has had since the date of the order or judgment the means to pay the sum in respect of which he has made default and has refused or neglected to pay, he may be committed to prison at the discretion of the judge for a period of not more than forty-two days.
He was estranged from many old friends who accused him, probably with injustice, of making his peace with the government.
For dock-side jib cranes the use of electric power is making rapid strides.
Adoption had to be with consent of the real parents, who usually executed a deed making over the child, who thus ceased to have any claim upon them.
The receiving apparatus consisted of a multiplier, in the centre of which were pivoted one or two magnetic needles, which either indicated the message by the movement of an index or by striking two bells of different tone, or recorded it by making ink dots on a ribbon of paper.
Nearly all the cable companies possess their own steamers, of sufficient dimensions and specially equipped for making ordinary repairs; but for exceptional cases, where a considerable quantity of new cable may have to be inserted, it may be necessary to charter the services of one of the larger vessels owned by a cable-manufacturing company, at a certain sum per day, which may well reach £200 to £300.
This liability is overcome by making such movable parts as require to be magnetic of soft iron, and magnetizing them by the inducing action of a strong permanent magnet.
When the key is in the middle position, that is, not making connexion with either the front or back contacts, the received currents pass through both coils of the relay and the rheostat; no interference is, however, felt from this extra resistance because, although the current is halved, it has double the effect on the relay, because it passes through two coils instead of one.
Either a weight or a motor is used for making the movements of the mechanism required to effect the printing of the signals.
The synchronous revolutions of the transmitting cylinders are effected by making one cylinder revolve slightly faster than the other; after each revolution the cylinder which is accelerated is arrested for a moment by means of a special relay until the difference of speed is accurately compensated for.
The general principle on which the instruments for working long submarine cables are based is that of making the moving parts very light and perfectly free to follow the comparatively slow rise and fall of the electric impulses or waves.
During the following three years the government spent £s00,000 in making good the depreciation suffered by the plant in the transition years of 1868 and 1869, for which allowance had been made in the purchase price, and about £1,700,000 was expended on new plant.
In 1894 the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company laid a cable from Singapore to Labuan and Hong Kong, thus duplicating the route and making it an all-British line.
He proposed that one ship should be provided with the means of making an interrupted current in a circuit formed partly of an insulated metallic wire connected with the sea at both ends by plates, and partly of the unlimited ocean.
This increase may be made evident by making the loop of wire one arm of a Wheatstone's bridge and so arranging the circuits that the oscillations pass through the fine wire.
The radiations interfere in an optical sense of the word, and in some directions reinforce each other and in other directions neutralize each other, so making the resultant radiation greater in some directions than others.
The condenser method of making oscillations is analogous to the production of air vibrations by twanging a harp string at short intervals.
Starting from an observation of Marconi's, a number of interesting facts have been accumulated on the absorbing effect of sunlight on the propagation of long Hertzian waves through space, and on the disturbing effects of atmospheric electricity as well as upon the influence of earth curvature and obstacles of various kinds interposed in the line between the sending and transmitting stations.4 Electric wave telegraphy has revolutionized our means of communication from place to place on the surface of the earth, making it possible to communicate instantly and certainly between places separated by several thousand miles, whilst The Electrician, 1904, 5 2, p. 407, or German Pat.
It is still used locally for making shoes, ships' cables, mats and a kind of spun cloth.
It is largely used for the purpose of making standard electric cells, such for example as the Weston cell.
The experiments with this form were not successful, and, with the view of making the moving parts as light as possible, he substituted for the comparatively heavy lever armature a small piece of clock spring, about the size of a sixpence, glued to the centre of the diaphragm.
This requirement is usually met by connecting a third or " test " wire to each of the jacks associated with a subscriber's line, and by making the circuit arrangements such that this wire is either disconnected or at earth potential when the line is not in use, and at some potential above or below that of the earth, when the circuit is engaged.
Various methods of making the connexions between the large main cables and the subscribers are in use.
The government policy of 1899 was abandoned in London, the Post Office making an agreement with the company in regard to the London business.
Though Matthias's policy was so predominantly occidental that he soon abandoned his youthful idea of driving the Turks out of Europe, he at least succeeded in making them respect Hungarian territory.
The ruder branches of the artthe making of tiles and common waresare pretty generally diffused.
In addition to an initial endowment by the state, part of the annual income of the fund is furnished in various forms by the state (principally by making over a proportion of the profits of the Post Office Savings Bank), and part by the premiums of the workmen.
In the extremity of his fortunes he had recourse himself to Otto, making a formal cession of the Italian kingdom, in his own name and that of his son Adalbert, to the Saxon as his overlord.
While making these reservations, it is at thesame time right to observe that certain Italian communities were more advanced upon the path of independence than others.
Milan and Turin fell before the allies, and Moreau, who took over the command, had much difficulty in making his way to the Genoese coast-line.
Like Gioberti he advocated a federation of Italian states, but he declared that before this could be achieved Austria must be expelled from Italy and compensation found for her in the Near East by making her a Danubian powera curious forecast that Italys liberation would begin with an eastern war.
At the same time Napoleon was making overtures both to Austria and to Italy, overtures which were favorably received.
Cardinal Antonelli would have come to terms, but the pope decided on making a sufficient show of resistance to prove that he was yielding to force.
His office brought him in L20,000 a year,' and he was known to be making large profits by the sale of offices; he maintained his power by corruption and by jealously excluding from office men of high standing and ability.
Belief in a primitive historical revelation, once universal among Christians, has almost disappeared; but belief in a very early and highly moral theism is stoutly defended, chiefly on Australian evidence, by Andrew Lang (The Making of Religion and later works).
Energetically making use of this period of respite, he again issued the charter to the church, ordered his subjects to take a fresh oath of allegiance to him, and sent to the pope for aid; but neither these precautions, nor his expedient of taking the cross, deterred the barons from returning to the attack.
All then took an oath to keep its terms, and orders were sent to the sheriffs to publish it, and to see that its provisions were observed, two or three days being taken up with making and sending out copies for this purpose.
Gardiner calls the scheme "a permanent organization for making war against the king."
New provisions were introduced for the preservation of the peace - unlawful castles were to be destroyed - while others were directed towards making the administration of justice by the visiting justices less burdensome.
In later years the attention of the best palaeontologists has been withdrawn from the hodman's work of making " new species " of fossils, to the scientific task of completing our knowledge of individual species, and tracing out the succession of the forms presented by any given type in time.
The Sforzas having expelled the French from Milan, Cesare returned to Rome in February, his schemes checked for the moment; his father rewarded him for his successes by making him gonfaloniere of the church and conferring many honours on him; he remained in Rome and took part in bull fights and other carnival festivities.
In the palace which he built on the Aventine, Otto sought to surround himself with the splendour and ceremonial of the older emperors of Rome, and dreamed of making Rome once more the centre of a universal empire.
The edicts of Milan had only admitted the Christian Church among the number of lawful religions; but the tendency (except in the time of Julian) was towards making it the only lawful religion.
In England the dispute between Canterbury and York was settled by making them both primates, giving Canterbury the further honour of being primate of all England.
The principal industries include paper-making, brewing, the making of nets and twine, bricks, tiles and pottery, tanning and oil-refining, besides saltworks and seed-crushing works.
On the higher clay grounds cattle-rearing and horse-breeding are also practised, together with butter and cheese making.
He gave large sums of money for the endowment of chairs in philosophy and rhetoric, with a view to making the schools the resort of students from all parts of the empire.
But, as Tenneman says, he imparted to it "a character of gentleness and benevolence, by making it subordinate to a love of mankind, allied to religion."
His purpose is to restore in the hearts of the readers the joy of the Spirit, by making them see that Christ fulfils every need.
Opposite the primary xylems, the cambium either (a) forms parenchyma on both sides, making a broad, secondary (principal) ray, which interrupts the vascular ring and is divided at its inner extremity by the islet of primary xylem; or (b) forms secondary xylem and phloem in the ordinary way, completing the vascular ring.
After making its way into the interior, the intruder sets up a considerable hyper trophy of the tissue, causing the formation of a tubercle, which soon shows a certain differentiation, branches of the vascular bundles of the root being supplied to it.
Again, the practical engineers who are building aeroplanes, and those who are making practical tests by actual flight in those machines, cannot be called "researchers"; that term should be confined to the members, for example, of the scientific committee appointed by the British Government in 1909 to make investigations regarding aerial construction and navigation.
Alexander died at Babylon in 323 B.C., and the fleet was dispersed without making the voyage.
After plundering Payta and making requisitions at Acapulco, the Dutch fleet crossed the Pacific and reached the Moluccas in March 1616.
During the eighteen years that he was inquisitor-general it is said that he burnt 10,2 20 persons, condemned 6860 others to be burnt in effigy, and reconciled 97,321, thus making an average of some 6000 convictions a year.
He resigned this post in 1820, upon the death of his wife, to whom he was fondly attached, and, though making some efforts to connect himself with journalism, spent the years immediately succeeding in idleness, residing for the most part in Paris.
In 1905 Portland was the first manufacturing city of the state, with a factory product valued at $9,132,801 (as against $8,527,649 for Lewiston, which outranked Portland in 1900); here are foundries and machine-shops, planing-mills, car and railway repair shops, packing and canning establishments - probably the first Indian corn canned in the United States was canned near Portland in 1840 - potteries, and factories for making boots, shoes, clothing, matches, screens, sleighs, carriages, cosmetics, &c. Shipbuilding and fishing are important industries.
Fossil Birds Much had naturally been expected from the study of fossil birds, but, so far as the making of classifications is concerned, they have proved rather a source of perplexities.
The chief industries are the making of sugar and shoes, and there are also electrical works and saw-mills.
He travelled in Italy, and perhaps in Greece also, collecting antique statues, reliefs, vases, &c., forming the largest collection then extant of such works, making drawings from them himself, and throwing open his stores for others to study from, and then undertaking works on commission for which his pupils no less than himself were" made available.
Squarcione adopted him as his son, and purposed making him the heir of his fortune.
Ribot at the end of that year, when the Panama scandals were making the office one of peculiar difficulty.
They are of small size and live entirely on the ground, making nests of dried leaves, grass and sticks in holiow places and forming burrows in which they pass a great part of the day.
The Norman settlements at Aversa and Capua were the work of adventurers, making their own fortunes and gathering round them followers from all quarters.
Dairy-farming is making some progress, especially in the Swiss colony near San Jose.
Such a "ground-log" indicates the actual speed over the ground, and in addition, when the log-line is being hauled in, it will show the real course the ship is making over the ground.
Owing to the increased friction produced by a rotator making approximately 900 revolutions per mile, towed at the end of a line varying from 40 fathoms for a 12 -knot FIG.
Under the heading "Remarks" are noted (for vessels with sail power) making, shortening and trimming sails; and (for all ships) employment of crew, times of passing prominent landmarks, altering of course, and any subject of interest and FIG.
The ore is kindled from above and the fire so regulated (by making or unmaking air-holes in the covering) that, by the heat produced References.
The former had aimed simply at making annexations in Lithuania; 'Ivan' IV.
Here, about 1590, was founded an independent military colony called the Setch, the members of which, recognizing no authority but that of their own elected officers, lived by fishing, hunting and making raids on the Tatars, and were always ready to assist their less fortunate countrymen in resisting Polish aggression.
Having annihilated at Poltava the army of Charles XII., Peter was not at all indisposed to renew the struggle with Turkey, and began the campaign in the confident hope of making extensive conquests; but he had only got as far as the Pruth when he found himself surrounded by a great Turkish army, and, in order to extricate himself from his critical position, he had to sign a humiliating treaty by which Azov and other conquests were restored to the sultan.
She proclaimed, therefore, as heir-apparent the son of her deceased elder sister Anna, Charles Peter Ulrich, duke of HolsteinGottorp, a German in character, habits and religion, and tried to Russianize him by making him adopt the Eastern Orthodox faith and live in St Petersburg during the whole of her reign; but her well-meant efforts were singularly unsuccessful.