Example sentences of "[is] making [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Tonight , bassist Mike Johnson is making a stand for individualism ; he sports short , silver hair instead of de rigueur long locks and wears collar , tie and fetching brown cardigan . |
2 | Diplomacy is making a loser genuinely feel like a winner |
3 | Adams is making a snail 's progress through the maze of cheap postwar housing where what some call ‘ the terrorist community ’ resides . |
4 | For independent advice where the adviser is making a selection from all the products on offer , the investor may prefer to seek an adviser authorised by the Financial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association . |
5 | The key speaker for the Day will be Sr. Susan McGuiness F.C.J. who is making a return visit to the event following her very successful previous contribution . |
6 | Sharon tells Carol she is making a spectacle of herself — and Carol turns on her friend in the following speech . |
7 | whether the business is making a profit or loss and how this profit or loss is made up . |
8 | Firstly , many countries have management arrangements with Western corporations whose main concern is making a profit . |
9 | Answer guide : Although the business has no cash problems and is making a profit there is cause for concern over stock holding levels and production levels . |
10 | ‘ Director Edmonds is making a mistake . |
11 | [ Saddam Hussain ] hopes to produce splits or cracks in the position of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council , he is making a mistake . " |
12 | Some scholars believe that Matthew is making a play on words and that the original word was Nezer . |
13 | The book [ on Law Reform and the Law Commission ] by J. H. Farrar is inefficiently critical , particularly of Parliament which is making a mess of the law far quicker than any Law Commission can improve or restate it — Scots Law Times . |
14 | ‘ She thinks her friend is making a fool of herself and she 's seriously worried about her . ’ |
15 | It is totally unreasonable and the company knows it and it is making a fool of the County Council , which should be prosecuting . |
16 | ‘ Investigating a murder is making a noise ? ’ |
17 | Where a lexia is indicated by Barthes to be functioning within one of these codes it is making a reference beyond its own immediate confines . |
18 | Chelsea boss Ian Porterfield is making a shock swoop for Sheffield Wednesday left-back Phil King . |
19 | I have little doubt that the ‘ Nicas ’ are spawning , but the plec is making a midnight feast of the eggs . |
20 | Likewise , when is making a bed nursing ? |
21 | Joanne is making a pilot for a regular Chuck Spezzano series . |
22 | For all that the Government is making a bit of er er idiot of itself by not embracing the things that it needs to embrace the things it needs to do , at least it 's saying that it wo n't do them . |
23 | One product that is making a name for itself is CLUE . |
24 | Perkins also claims that it is making a segment virtue out of necessity . |
25 | And each partner is making a contribution to the IVA out of the profits that we continue to generate . |
26 | Every time a writer opens his notebook , or puts a blank sheet in a typewriter , he is making a journey to a young blind woman . ’ |
27 | Somewhere in the depths of Bell Atlantic Corp , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , Very Long Instruction Word technology is making a resurgence , and this time around it 's destined for use with Sun Microsystems Inc 's Sparc RISC chip . |
28 | Ruth Rolph continues her series of lecture-demonstrations , and Molly Scrutton is making a tour of classes in order to promote Society membership . |
29 | Does it follow that he is making a statement , reporting his mental act of knowing , as opposed to doing something ? |
30 | A speaker normally signals his/her point of departure by indicating whether s/he is making a statement , asking a question , or giving an order . |