Example sentences of "[noun prp] made a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain . |
| 2 | Luce made a little choked sound , a protest that came too late . |
| 3 | In its first full financial year , RBIC made a profit of more than £4 million but even better results are promised . |
| 4 | Liverpool City Council leader Harry Rimmer made a strong pitch for the region at a special hearing before a European Parliament committee examining the problems of large urban areas . |
| 5 | Aged nineteen , never kissed back and greener than Kermit , I was sipping Crème de Menthe in the basement of a jazz club , when an elderly roué ( as in twenty-two ) from the Oxford Union made a pronouncement which made my spine stiffen . |
| 6 | Trying not to show that she was completely at a loss , Sophie made a careful examination , then , taking out her stethoscope , she gestured to the herdsman to hold the calf steady while she listened to her patient 's lungs . |
| 7 | Along with many of the other detainees Teo made a televised " confession " of her role in the conspiracy and was released after four months in detention . |
| 8 | A pair of Messerschmitts made a strafing attack on St. Paul 's Bay where a Sunderland flyingboat and the Loire 130 were slightly damaged at their moorings . |
| 9 | What a shame just Mickey again out on the right hand side , Dean made a great diagonal run in behind the full back and the ball was just a little bit heavy otherwise there could 've been real danger again for Blackburn . |
| 10 | To the executions for heresy , Sussex made a gory contribution , twenty-seven men and women being burnt between 1555 and 1558 . |
| 11 | David Macdonald made a series of quota quickies before going on to a larger budget with the striking comedy-thriller This Man is News ( 1938 ) , and Michael Powell built a reputation as a director of energetic quota films before making his mainstream début with Edge of the World ( 1937 ) , about the depopulation of a remote island in the Shetlands . |
| 12 | After blessing Joseph and Mary , Simeon made a strange prophecy : |
| 13 | Lucie made a lunge for Gabriel 's wrist and pulled at him . |
| 14 | Smart-liveried , amply motor-homed , luxurious to a degree , fully equipped with the best that money could buy in research and development , McLaren made a thoroughly businesslike and professional attack on the championships . |
| 15 | MARK TAYLOR made a spectacular debut as Australian captain yesterday , snapping up four slip catches as they beat the West Indies by 14 runs in a rain-affected World Series match at Sydney . |
| 16 | Taylor made a round 100 , shrugging off a blow on the chin from a Srinath bouncer after a caught-behind appeal had been turned down . |
| 17 | The RAF made a promising start and kept up with the French until Sgt Pete Woodward mistimed his landing . |
| 18 | Mrs Barrantes said in Biarritz : ‘ Sarah made a mistake going to St Tropez with her children and Mr Bryan . |
| 19 | Sarah made a mental note to go and see Janine . |
| 20 | De Villiers made a noise in his throat that sounded suspiciously like smothered laughter . |
| 21 | But then President Truman made a big mistake he got the United Nations to authorize another resolution which called for the unification of Korea erm through United Nations intervention and American forces crossed the Yalob |
| 22 | Amitai Etzioni made a study of authority and motivation in differing environments . |
| 23 | When Richard Burnell made a little sporting history . |
| 24 | Jenny Weston , 34 , claimed Colin Webb made a barrage of unrelenting sexual demands and once pinned her down on a hotel bed . |
| 25 | Herr Nordern made a huge effort and controlled himself . |
| 26 | Kiku made a face . |
| 27 | Last night Daniel 's father Jason made a dramatic plea for someone to save his dying son 's life . |
| 28 | The atmosphere and hospitality of the Orkneys made a great impression on all our crews . |
| 29 | Mandeville made a face . |
| 30 | Was I supposed to fall in a heap when the great Prince Nicolo Sabatini made a pass at me ? ’ |