Example sentences of "[is] making a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sharon tells Carol she is making a spectacle of herself — and Carol turns on her friend in the following speech . |
| 2 | The most common cause of serious accidents on wire launches is making a snap decision to turn off for a 360° turn without ensuring that there is enough speed . |
| 3 | Keith Waugh has managed to make a career in the RAF a family concern — and is making a tremendous success of it . |
| 4 | Remarking that Dostoevsky 's The Idiot does not altogether ‘ come off ’ , he is making a coherent and discussable point , whether or not one accepts it . |
| 5 | David Platt is making a brave fist of replacing Alan McInally — his goal , brilliantly struck from an angle after he had gone round Peter Shilton , was his fifth this season — but he cut a solitary , composed figure in a side bereft of confidence and quality . |
| 6 | All they are doing is making a lot more money out of a lot more misery . ’ |
| 7 | Collecting : You 're never alone with a print : Edward Lucie-Smith reports on why the modern multiple image is making a big impact in the blue-chip art market |
| 8 | And if there is one thing that West London hotels particularly enjoy , it is making a fuss of Joe Jackson . |
| 9 | If Looking on the Bright Side ( 1932 ) is sometimes spoilt by the fact that the director , Basil Dean , seems to be under the impression he is making a sophisticated Hollywood musical , the scenes in the tenement block where Fields and her songwriter lover first meet are genuinely stirring . |
| 10 | Now it is making a third bid for influence . |
| 11 | ‘ All signs are that it is making a real impact in reducing the spread of Aids , ’ Mr Roberts said . |
| 12 | But the quantities of lead and nitrates which the EC is making a fuss about are so small that they represent a negligible — perhaps even a non-existent — hazard to health . |
| 13 | Oliver Stone is making a movie about the life of Jim Morrison . |
| 14 | Kylie Minogue is making a rare live appearance and performance down on the beach . |
| 15 | She wrote , with an unaccustomed fluency , which made her sister wonder if the words had been thought up by her alone , that : — it would not be good for Oreste to leave here at this moment since he has been ill and though he is making a good recovery the doctor who you can be sure I was quick to call and no expense being spared but your money put to good use has said it would injure his general well-being to travel in his weakened state . |
| 16 | Every time a writer opens his notebook , or puts a blank sheet in a typewriter , he is making a journey to a young blind woman . ’ |
| 17 | Michael Gillingham tells how he is making a comeback after the dreaded telephone call |
| 18 | For independent advice where the adviser is making a selection from all the products on offer , the investor may prefer to seek an adviser authorised by the Financial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association . |
| 19 | After crossing himself and pushing two nuns into a car , he was about to leave when Lady Antonia 's companion intervened : ‘ Excuse me Father , ’ he said , ‘ this lady is the daughter of the good Lord Longford — you know , Lord Longford — and she is making a study of the wicked usurper , Oliver Cromwell . ’ |
| 20 | LAIRD Group , is making a £41.4m one-for-five rights issue at 220p to invest in acquisitions and the expansion of its motor components businesses . |
| 21 | Vauxhall is making a big push with diesel models across the entire range , in many cases matching prices with the equivalent petrol models . |
| 22 | Scotland is making a strong contribution to this study and the final conference on the theme is to be held here next year . |
| 23 | Doing long division is a mental process and so is making a joke . |
| 24 | Wretched thing is , this treaty is making a liar out of me . |
| 25 | The leech is making a comeback in medicine , according to Roy T sawyer , whose company Biopharm in Swansea has developed medical applications for leeches . |
| 26 | Bloody minded : the leech , below , is making a medical comeback |
| 27 | When Mrs Jones says : ‘ My Johnny is really a good boy but got to running around with the wrong bunch and got into trouble ’ , she is making a set of assumptions which , when spelled out more explicitly , constitute the foundations of an important school of thought in the scientific study of juvenile delinquency . |
| 28 | In poorly drained areas extensive cattle ranching is predominant while in better-drained areas annual cropping is expanding and in some cases , especially in Venezuela , irrigation is making a major contribution to agricultural development . |
| 29 | Tender bonds : This provides an importer seeking competitive bids for a contract with a guarantee that an exporter ( or contractor ) is making a responsible bid and is technically/financially competent to undertake the contract . |
| 30 | Thus , when a doctor asks for an X-ray or path lab test , or prescribes drugs , or decides that a patient should remain in hospital for a further two days , he is making a financial as well as a clinical decision . |