Example sentences of "[prep] making [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It looked a harsh decision for the Welshman was on his back after making a tackle on the Saints forward Harrison and Bishop seemed merely to blunder into his legs . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought this was supposed to be a happy birthday , ’ he groaned after making a mess of two strokes . |
| 3 | After making a good meal I asked how much I owed . |
| 4 | Ali Haxhiu , a 45-year-old Albanian refugee in the village of Sazli , was sentenced to 30 days ' imprisonment in May 1991 after making a ‘ V ’ for victory sign in the presence of two policemen in a café . |
| 5 | It has slumped £1 million into the red in the last six months after making a £207,000 profit the previous year . |
| 6 | The housing slump , which left millions of homeowners unable to fork out for expensive home improvements , has seen its DIY arm , Do It All , plunge £2.7 million in to the red after making a £10.4 million profit the year before . |
| 7 | Housewife Pat Owen told how she lost £15,000 after making a block booking for Euro Disney . |
| 8 | The length of the adjusted pack was enough to cater for my unusually long back and after making a small adjustment to the shoulder strap attachment plates which can be swivelled to close or widen the gap between them at the neck , I had a very good fit . |
| 9 | Melrose played six tests up to 1979 after making a magnificent debut when the 1978 Wallabies trounced the All Blacks by a record 30–16 margin in the Third Test at Auckland 's Eden Park . |
| 10 | Lizards and geckos are equipped with sharp claws and gripping toe pads to help them cling on after making a crash landing on a tree . |
| 11 | Copam Electronics Inc , describing itself as Taiwan 's second biggest personal computer maker , is seeking court protection from its creditors after making a $19.2m loss in 1992 on sales of about $100m , and saddling itself with $77m bank debt . |
| 12 | After lunch , Reeve removed Cairns with his eighth ball in Test cricket after making a belated entry into the attack in the 108th over , but only after Nottinghamshire 's new signing had made an increasingly fluent 61 . |
| 13 | A Certificate of Release to Service issued by the holder of an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer 's Licence is required ( Air Navigation Order , Article 11 ) before flying after making a modification such as the drag reduction kit . |
| 14 | My interests , after making a lifelong detour through the natural sciences , medicine and psychotherapy , returned to the cultural problems which had fascinated me long before , when I was a youth scarcely old enough for thinking . |
| 15 | In any case , after Severus 's death at York in Ad 211 the momentum was lost , and again the legions withdrew , after making a number of treaties which were not observed for long . |
| 16 | A lot of people hanker after making a big scientific discovery in their spare time . |
| 17 | After making a general attribution based on design , you should next take into account the colour scheme and tonal qualities of the rug . |
| 18 | He , however , after making a very close inspection of Mala , was looking at me . |
| 19 | The manufacture and installation of ventilators became a substantial part of Yeoman 's business , and , after making a start at Northampton hospital and gaol in 1748–9 , he fitted them also to gaols in Shrewsbury , Bedford , Aylesbury , and Maidstone , and to the naval hospitals in Portsmouth , Gosport , and Plymouth . |
| 20 | After making a foray into Bessie 's pantry , Lucien helped himself to a quick meal of bread and meat . |
| 21 | Williamson 's advice to the organizational designer is to operate in a discriminating way , that is only after making a comparative assessment of the costs of using one organizational form rather than another . |
| 22 | Dowie was delighted at his goal , and it was no more than Northern Ireland deserved after making a positive start in atrocious conditions . |
| 23 | Rifaat , the nominal Vice-President ( Security ) , was effectively exiled by his brother in 1984 after making a bid for power . |
| 24 | It was soon over , the patient was shown out after making a further appointment , and they were admitted . |
| 25 | I think I left the Bench at least with an impression that they had someone very special to deal with , I was , of course , all the time praying that no one for the police would ask for his Conduct Sheet , which they overlooked after making a dutiful response to the Bench , and I hurried away to be met outside the Court by Stewart , who at once asked me to lend him a pound . |
| 26 | Mr Larkin was opening his heart after making a trip to the woodlands in Coppull , near Chorley , where the couple met their deaths . |
| 27 | After making a living in London and Scotland the family moved to Spennymoor in 1905 and Coias have been in the town ever since . |
| 28 | Rugby League ref turned raconteur Billy Thompson was again the speaker , booked after making a big hit at Darlington Cricket Club 's do . |
| 29 | M Pelat , an old friend of President Mitterrand from his days as a Resistance fighter , was charged with insider trading in 1988 after making a profit of more than £800,000 during the acquisition of the American Triangle Industries by Pechiney , the French state-owned aluminium and packaging company . |
| 30 | Mr Pelat , an old friend of President Franois Mitterrand from his days as a Resistance fighter , was charged with insider trading in 1988 after making a profit of more than £800,000 during the acquisition of the American Triangle Industries by Pechiney , the French state-owned aluminium and packaging company . |