Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using the walls for support I made a slow tour of every inch of the building , stopping frequently to squeeze the dizziness from my skull . |
| 2 | I , personally , always tried to avoid being drawn into any kind of union or political affairs , but in the case of the Association I made a slight concession in that I agreed to become Editor of our newsletter , which started out as a news-sheet and eventually grew into a magazine called " Coastlines " , featuring articles , reports from the cutters , poems and competitions . |
| 3 | After sticking the hook through a crust I make an experimental cast across the river , well away from the swim , choosing a dock leaf as my target on the far bank . |
| 4 | Their wings were outspread above her like a canopy , and at the side they made a white-feathered screen for her . |
| 5 | It was indeed hierarchical : both in theory and practice it made a great difference where a man was born . |
| 6 | It has been a particular source of worry that sales of the magazine have been so low ; in fact on the current issue we made a considerable loss which as a small Society is very difficult to cover . |
| 7 | It is not difficult to see that in understanding such an exchange we make a great number of detailed ( pragmatic ) inferences about the nature of the context in which ( 32 ) can be assumed to be taking place . |
| 8 | Some pact they made a long time ago . ’ |
| 9 | In the pavilion he made a little speech to a few reporters . |
| 10 | In winter it makes an early morning crossing , returning in the late afternoon and allowing some six hours 2. shore in Porto Santo . |
| 11 | In foreign affairs , his first priority was to end the Vietnam War , while at home he made a frank appeal to what came to be called " middle america " : the " good , decent , tax-paying , law-abiding people , the forgotten Americans " . |
| 12 | At one point I made a straightforward attempt to discover what principles were followed in the amalgamation of libraries which clearly would have involved duplication and manifold reasons for legitimate dispersals . |
| 13 | Now that was the point I made a few moments ago . |
| 14 | But as we left the tarmac road and headed up the hill I made a grave error . |
| 15 | The instant I realised that we had a picture I made a steep turn to starboard and a downward movement , simultaneously I was aware of a slight tremor in the aircraft in the region of the bomb bay . |
| 16 | As we climbed up the canyon we made a great clatter with sticks and stones and old tin cans , announcing our presence to the denizens . |
| 17 | Our bodies use these fat cells and the connective tissue as a kind of storehouse for waste products and because these particular fat cells are metabolically less active than other cells in the body they make an ideal location for whatever toxic waste products the body would like to keep out of the way so that they do n't pollute the bloodstream . |
| 18 | The moment he makes a great catch it surprises you , but then you think : Gee , that 's what he does . ’ |
| 19 | In A High And Lonely Place he makes a trenchant analysis of the despoilation of the Cairngorms . |
| 20 | Outside business he made a significant contribution to the development of Widnes . |
| 21 | ( In this text we make a similar use of set theory . |
| 22 | So I er when I said it to him , on top I made a good job I says . |
| 23 | By section 2(8) a statement by a person in response to a requirement imposed under the section may only be used in evidence against him in proceedings for making a false or misleading statement or in proceedings for some other offence where in giving evidence he makes an inconsistent statement . |
| 24 | One night earlier this season I made an excellent catch of bream . |
| 25 | But roots will out and this month she makes a triumphal re-entry to SoHo in a former high-ceilinged , window-fronted exercise studio directly across from the Angelika Film Center on Houston Street . |
| 26 | From Poiso we make a short diversion to drive to the top of the mountain , Pico do Arieiro , at 1,818m . |
| 27 | Plentiful supplies of Real English Cox are in the shops now with their rosy-cheeked healthy appearance and their sophisticated aromatic flavour they make a perfect lover 's gift etc , etc . ’ |
| 28 | As a stunt kite it excels in smooth , sweeping manoeuvres and when ‘ stacked ’ in train they make a spectacular sight , as well as offering a considerable physical challenge for the operator . |
| 29 | The following month they made a similar objection to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers beating the retreat in Shipquay Street . |
| 30 | It was so insultingly different from the embrace he had seen her allow Underwood earlier in the day , that on a mad impulse he made a clumsy grab at her , and pulled her towards him , with a hollow imitation of a roguish laugh . |