Example sentences of "are [adv] making [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the mouse and the cynic are constantly making an exhibition of themselves . |
| 2 | What right have I to criticise so strongly ivory traders in China who are merely making a living , while I am sitting here killing unsuspecting animals for no reason at all ? |
| 3 | Now the view er was that they were dignified and above taking action and also in the sense that the public was credited I think with more sense than to believe everything and that the public memory is relatively short and therefore if you start a court action and you then have coverage in the court action , you are merely making the thing worse erm sometimes the things that some people may have thought were highly actionable one day , become almost a joke and something of affection later on and you can , one of the classics maybe is about the Prince of Wales talking to his plants , now that a national joke and he will make jokes about it in speeches |
| 4 | More than twenty four hours after the incident , firemen are still making the building safe , but they 've denied suggestions that the chemicals involved were a serious potential hazard.Julie Dolphin reports . |
| 5 | These schemes have largely replaced trading stamps , which were used in a similar way although trading stamps are now making a comeback . |
| 6 | For the future of course , we have now erm negotiated with Eurofighter a rather better arrangement , they 're setting up a joint team , they 're trying to do all the work in one place and they really are now making a lot of progress . |
| 7 | You might find architects who a few years ago were working on major projects , but are now making a living from loft extensions . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Those who tell you their careers come first and do n't leave them time for a family , are simply making an excuse . |
| 9 | ‘ Those who tell you their careers come first and do n't leave them time for a family , are simply making an excuse . |
| 10 | At first , the father 's contribution ( and we are here making the assumption that he is not the principal parent ) does not have a differential impact on boys and on girls . |
| 11 | Although the players at the top are earning vast sums of money , there are many girls who are barely making a living . |
| 12 | Right , the degrees of freedom in the numerator just denote the number of restrictions that you are actually making the test . |