Example sentences of "[verb] i [verb] make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realized I had made a mistake . |
| 2 | You do n't really think I risked making a fool of myself for a quick thank-you and a handshake , do you ? ’ |
| 3 | I realised I 'd made a mistake as soon as he tightened his arms around my neck . |
| 4 | ‘ The full weight of the Children 's Department came down on us for that scene and , in retrospect , I realised I had made a mistake letting that go through . |
| 5 | I was going to suggest that this is er , I mean I 've made a note of this question , that we ought to return to it next time |
| 6 | ‘ I have already said I wish to make a call privately . |
| 7 | Cos look I 've made a mess . |
| 8 | ‘ I can see I 've made a fool of myself again . |
| 9 | I know I 've made a lot of mistakes and there are probably a lot of things I should be sorry about but I would n't change my life , I would make the same mistakes because they 've taught me so much . |
| 10 | I thought within myself , ‘ With what eyes these poets see nature ! ’ and ever after , when I saw the sun-set stream upon the objects facing it , conceived I had made a discovery , or thanked Mr Wordsworth for having made one for me ! |
| 11 | ‘ With the second book I feel I deserve to make a living from writing — I 'm not a fraud . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ But over a couple of months of pilot programmes , I simply felt I had made a mistake by leaving . |
| 13 | Having reconciled myself to the situation , I felt I had to make a gift to Leslie of my acceptance . |
| 14 | For a wild moment I thought I 'd made a mistake , had put it elsewhere , but that was nonsense of course . |
| 15 | But erm but I thought I 'd made a mistake somewhere . |
| 16 | Besides , despite the fact that I 'd got a good grade for my speech , I thought I 'd made a bit of a mess of it and was just relieved it was all over . |
| 17 | On the one hand there 's Little Liz , and on the other there 's Lovebite ; but just as I think I 've made a decision , the image of Lord Lane comes into my mind and I get all confused again . |
| 18 | Roland said , ‘ I think I 've made a discovery . ’ |
| 19 | To say : ‘ I think I have made a friend today . ’ |
| 20 | Do I want to make a will |
| 21 | I was recently in a top Dublin record shop , looking for a copy of ‘ Bleach ’ by Nirvana , as recommended by top H.P. scribe Mick O'Hara , when who did I see making a purchase at the counter but the diminutive indie kid himself . |
| 22 | I do n't like being proved wrong , and there was no way I was ever going to admit I 'd made a mistake . |
| 23 | I have updated the models many times over the years , but I can not say I have made a fortune from my knitting . |