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 .
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