Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has sought to make a political attack on me , and I shall reply in the same way because the right hon. Gentleman has been highly selective in his summary of the case . |
| 2 | Faced with this ambiguity , the Bank has sought to make a clear distinction between its money-market operations ( for purposes of monetary policy ) and its bond-market operations ( for purposes of meeting the government 's borrowing requirement ) . |
| 3 | The Amoco Corporation , owner of the Amoco Cadiz tanker which caused one of the worst oil spills in history when it ran aground off the French coast in 1978 , has agreed to make a further payment relating to the accident . |
| 4 | The purpose of these breaks is to give learners a chance to catch up with the plot ; to get them to a point where they understand enough of what has happened to make a reasonable stab at following the gist of the next part . |
| 5 | And this year the association has tried to make a clean break from the past . |
| 6 | And this year the association has tried to make a clean break from the past . |
| 7 | Today is the actual anniversary of the tragic night in Tottenham when Eubank crushed Watson — and it is only recently that the Islington fighter has started to make a real recovery . |
| 8 | Conventional vetinary medicine failed to help the bird , but since undergoing a course of acupuncture at a surgery in Stroud , the Swan has begun to make a remarkable recovery . |
| 9 | I am sure that the House is distressed that the Minister has failed to make a proper statement . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , as I 'm always sayin' to me old Dutch , what the eyes do n't see the 'eart do n't grieve about , and a bloke 's got to make a livin' some'ow . |
| 11 | And I know he 's , he 's having to , to comp I know he 's started making a personal compromise |