Example sentences of "was making [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1987 , the SDLP was making no secret of its desire to see Thatcher re-elected for a third term . |
| 2 | I first turned to them out of desparation in a case where I was making no progress and after some initial success my enthusiasm was further stimulated by talking to Richard Pitt a member of The Society of Homœopaths who kindly sent me a photocopy of the article by Dr. Robert Schore which is reprinted here . |
| 3 | Again I was making no contact with the flying control and as I did not have a WT operator I could not use my wireless set to inform the station that I was in this predicament . |
| 4 | By Easter week it was clear to Richard that he was making no headway against a well-conducted defence and that in terms of political psychology it was risky to stake his reputation on one big success . |
| 5 | Whoever he was , and he had still not seen fit to explain that little detail , he was making no effort to afford her the awestruck courtesy to which she was accustomed . |
| 6 | He was making no effort to help her with this , but she was determined not to let that cold , impassive expression on his face browbeat her to the safety of her bedroom . |
| 7 | Claudia had taken them from her when she 'd discovered her sister was making no effort to sleep naturally . |
| 8 | As soon as she had realized that he was making no attempt to disguise his liking for her , she had known that there was no hope . |
| 9 | Seve Ballesteros , too , was making no impression . |
| 10 | The questions were simply putting the officers ' belief in his guilt to W , and he was making no reply . |
| 11 | The spread of Communism presented a threat to the Second and Third Pillars , but was making no impact upon the British political system . |
| 12 | Everyone was making a fortune . |
| 13 | ‘ But I heard he was making a fortune flogging antiques in Los Angeles . ’ |
| 14 | One of them was making a basket ; another was drawing ; they were all doing something . |
| 15 | He was making a fetish of religion . |
| 16 | Water quality manager at Essex Water John Devall yesterday said the main part of the plant was for pesticide removal although the company was making a provision for a nitrate removal plant . |
| 17 | I was making a presentation to the management of a well known UK manufacturing company . |
| 18 | Passing this on , he was making a plea for more funds . |
| 19 | The feel of Ven 's hands on hers , the touch of his skin against hers was making a nonsense of her thinking , but was he saying that he had been — jealous — of Lubor ! |
| 20 | And they got an old curtain at the back door and then that 's all you sort of go through across the corner of the kitchen and he was making a bouquet of flowers and er he was setting them all out like and then when he bought it into me it was all set out in a big thing of cellophane and it 'd got two gold strips like |
| 21 | If it means anything else , Hume was making a fool of Adams . |
| 22 | The sickening that I was making a mess of the first real pitch of the first real pitch of IV± , and that I 'd have to take my sack off if I was going to stay on , swept over me . |
| 23 | Evidence consistent with this view came to light recently whilst Yorkshire TV was making a documentary on asbestos . |
| 24 | Even to me then , it was strange that such a perception should dawn at that moment , when dogs were barking , wind was blowing in , everyone was making a hubbub , and Mary Shelley stood before me . |
| 25 | Mr Johnny was making a queer , sucking sound with his lips . |
| 26 | His doe has a litter and she was making a noise over them rather like a robin in autumn . |
| 27 | Something out there was making a noise . |
| 28 | Minutes later he was making a noise like a pneumatic drill . |
| 29 | And he was making a tunnel . |
| 30 | If someone was making a confession about an unfaithful lover , and was on the edge of tears , people would often say , listen , darling , this woman knows what she is singing about . |