Example sentences of "make something [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And talking of unexpected wine styles , Australia has made something of a speciality of mixing Bordeaux Semillon grape with Burgundy 's Chardonnay grape recently . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd 've thought that Arise would have made something of a meal of all that — top financier in shares scandal ; weapons mogul arms IRA ; that sort of thing . ’ |
| 3 | He made something of a jovial name for downright failure : a big , heavy man ( probably seventeen stone ) , he barely averaged more than four runs an innings and he took only eight wickets in his long but profoundly uneventful playing career . |
| 4 | The bland Norwegian dropped it in so casually that Carrington made something of an idiot of himself . |
| 5 | Modern psychotics also often make something of a personal divinity of the sun , as the following quotation suggests : |
| 6 | Many couples stick with this covenant and the hope invested in it , and they make something of the struggle it entails . |
| 7 | ‘ For every improvement to the guest-house , I make something for the local people , ’ Anne said . |
| 8 | Because every time someone screws they could make something with a will to live . |
| 9 | I know you 've got none fit in Munster at the moment , but hopefully the Lads in the Power Pack Section can make something of the ones we 've just lifted . |
| 10 | The full list makes something of a hodgepodge , and it is probably more sensible to take the course adopted by some authorities , and separate ‘ policy ’ from ‘ methods ’ . |
| 11 | It needs a special artist to sustain such a programme , and the wonderful thing about Vengerov 's playing is that in , say , the Paganini First Concerto , one can sit back and take the accomplishment for granted , acknowledge that he can overcome any Paganinian hurdle , and simply relish the way he actually makes something of the music . |
| 12 | Lindsay Moore appeared to make something of a recovery with his Poole shop last summer but was again overtaken by the financial climate . |
| 13 | Scott 's appointment could be easily justified on the grounds of his qualifications alone , but the attempt by the Select Committee to make something of the competition results only serves to cast doubt on the reasons for the appointment . |
| 14 | oh yes he could … just before half time United had an even better chance to make something of the game … |