Example sentences of "to be making [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an attempt to be seen to be making every effort to avert war , Bush had proposed on Jan. 3 that Baker and Aziz should meet in Geneva . |
| 2 | Knowing her sister well , Fabia could only marvel then that when Barney was , by the sound of it , so desperately ill , Cara appeared to be making every effort to rise above the shocking news she had received less than an hour ago . |
| 3 | " No wooden shoes " ; " No potatoes , No Popery " ; no imprisonment without trial ; liberty , freedom , and , especially , a sympathy with anyone who seemed to be making a stand against government 's inherent tendency towards arbitrary action . |
| 4 | I know I thought I 'd turned it off , I 'm going to have a look , something seems to be making a noise it was the vent |
| 5 | This provides one of Goody 's main claims to be making a contribution to further research : the field worker , whether anthropologist , historian , social psychologist or whatever , can ask of a specific culture why literacy did not fulfil its potential there , and what were the factors that ‘ restricted ’ its development . |
| 6 | Like others , he would be dismayed to find a good service submerged in yet another change , after the election , just as many Trust hospitals appear to be making a go of it . |
| 7 | And they had hundreds and hundreds of hens in deep litter and they seemed to be making a lot of money out of it . |
| 8 | Graham Burns seems to be making a habit of trying to follow British triumphs . |
| 9 | You seem to be making a habit of it . ’ |
| 10 | Clarissa pointed out that nobody else seemed to be making a fuss . |
| 11 | A heavy rare groove vibe , which seems to be making a comeback on many London floors in defiance of the high street rave scene , informs this surefire chart hit on Rhythm King . |
| 12 | The quiet life obviously palled : he is said to be making a comeback . |
| 13 | But he s seems to be making a claim to be , to sort of promote it within the |
| 14 | They seemed to be making a point on reception of continually stressing , ‘ This is prison so you 'd better get used to it . |
| 15 | ‘ He must have some to be making the phone calls , but he 's stealing things mostly . ’ |
| 16 | Alexander seemed not so much to be moving in the direction of reform as to be making the achievement of emancipation more difficult . |
| 17 | Ayer 's position appears to be making the rules so that the theist can not win . |
| 18 | It is much easier and it 's much safer and it strikes me to be making the case for a western relief road to provide the relief north to the A one , has already been achieved on the six five eight . |
| 19 | Dean Rusk complained that the British seemed to be making the solution of " any specific problem " dependent upon " the solution of many others " . |
| 20 | The Independent of March 30 reported that the NSF , formed in 1989 as " a broad movement " , now appeared " to be making the transition from an old-style Leninist party … to a Western-style party with a specific political platform " . |
| 21 | If we point to those aspects of the addict 's experience which seem to him to confirm his beliefs , we will seem to be making an apology for the addict . |
| 22 | She seemed to be making an effort to speak in a dispassionate practical tone . |
| 23 | She moved her head slowly now and seemed to be making an effort to speak , and then she muttered , ‘ You 'll be getting your calling up papers eventually , in any case , so why … ? |
| 24 | You would n't be living like that because of comfort , because of security " — he seemed to be making an effort to despise these words as much as she did — " but because of your aim . |
| 25 | They all seemed to be making an effort and doing their best , although the smaller rabbits — especially Pipkin — clearly found the task an awkward one . |
| 26 | Mavis detached herself from the group and looked as though she thought she probably ought to be making an effort to take charge . |
| 27 | I think obviously , need to be making an appearance now than |