Example sentences of "and making [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Convinced of his own plainness , Graham is here engaged in taking Jenny out and making a mess of kissing her . |
| 2 | And of course there is Petruchio , lively in humour and making a confidante of his listeners . |
| 3 | Tests show that on most high performance machines , a spread of splattered flies on the leading edges can account for up to a quarter of the glider 's performance , reducing a glide ratio of 40:1 to less than 35:1 and making a mockery of glide calculations . |
| 4 | Given this premise , we should not be surprised to find the police are in the forefront of support for proposals such as the introduction of identity cards ; it was not surprising to find the 1988 Superintendents ' Association conference not only supporting this motion , but arguing for the creation of twenty-four hour armed patrols throughout the country and making a plea for a national motorway squad . |
| 5 | There are many instances of this use of the single gesture for spinning or threading a needle and making a stitch or two which are easily understood and recognised by an audience . |
| 6 | This would involve GM taking a key stake in Jaguar and making a substantial investment to help to ensure its independence . |
| 7 | The first type is public-service calls , which includes requests for information , such as airport flight times and advice over legal matters , and community service tasks , such as signing passports , pushing ( and sometimes towing ) broken-down cars , giving lifts to young children and youths late at night , and making a point of driving around areas of Easton to reassure , by their presence , worried Old Age Pensioners or other members of the public . |
| 8 | I think Malcolm saw it as a way of getting himself established , starting a shop and making a reputation . |
| 9 | And he roared away into the night , the rough scales on his throat catching the breeze of his anger and making a hissing hum as he vanished . |
| 10 | I love being in France and I recently bought an old barn there and took great pleasure in rebuilding it and making a garden . |
| 11 | • Distributing sample menus and information to local B&Bs not offering evening meals ; inviting owners for a free meal and making a special offer for guests . |
| 12 | hike a herd of antelope , grazing indifferently while one of their number was being savaged by lions , they would go on , singing and clapping their hands and making a great noise against the darkness . |
| 13 | This is the most deluded fantasy of all — the idea that , by buying certain pieces of vinyl and by going to certain gigs , instead of consuming a commodity , you are participating and making a contribution to ‘ the struggle ’ . |
| 14 | Imagine laying a piece of graph paper over an enlarged copy of a character and making a list of all the squares which it covers . |
| 15 | When I get out of my train at Victoria and look about me at the other two hundred — mostly strangers , not least so those whose names as early schoolfellows dawn on me when they disappeared , — I sometimes think that one or two of us ought to speak out instead of just voting and making a remark in the complaint book once or twice a year and writing to a newspaper less often . |
| 16 | Sometimes Gina sat on the lavatory watching him and making a bad smell or laughing . |
| 17 | THE CASE of World Athletics versus All Credibitity has now reached such a pitch of mealy-mouthed , farcical dithering that some of us in the public gallery are considering leaping into the well of the court and making a noisy scene . |
| 18 | A ‘ Bubble Blowout ’ gives advice on bubble-making , and making a rare public appearance is Droopy , the legless , wandering robot whose aim in life is to seek out warm , dark places in which to hide . |
| 19 | ‘ Enjoying banter with the regulars and making a special effort to make newcomers feel welcome is a tough job when the hours may be 11am to 11pm . |
| 20 | A man was actually charged with the crime at a Glasgow police station after walking in out of the blue and making a confession . |
| 21 | The effect was devastating , seriously weakening Mrs Thatcher 's hold on the premiership and making a leadership contest virtually inevitable . |
| 22 | The divan , lifted high at one end by Ludens , suddenly began to rush down the stairs , nearly overturning Jack and making a long scar upon the wallpaper with one of its feet . |
| 23 | The prospect of setting yourself up for this job is far more daunting than the actual work , and once you have overcome the inertia of thinking it out and making a start , the results more than justify the effort . |
| 24 | We will , after all , be gaining space and making a few bob . ’ |
| 25 | Left it was ; left and more left , with the board veeing a jet of water on both sides and making a snarl of speed and stress and thrust . |
| 26 | The immediate difference was to cut ten dates out of the October of 1582 , 4 October being followed by 15 October , and making a slight change to the incidence of leap years at the ends of centuries . |
| 27 | The small retailer , such as the ‘ corner shop ’ , tends to rely on doing a regular stock-check : this means looking at what goods are on the shelves in the shop and the stockroom , and making a note of any items that are ‘ getting low ’ . |
| 28 | We all put things off , and making a report can be top of the list . |
| 29 | I was terrified of knocking on the door of the house to ask permission but I was even more terrified of going back and making a fool of myself because of my ignorance on court so I spent the rest of the afternoon skulking behind the sweet peas . ’ |
| 30 | A 14 year-old boy or girl , leaving school for the big world outside ( unless academically suited for college and university ) , would be well-equipped to cope with the problems of work and making a living . |