Example sentences of "[pers pn] and made [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his speech , Charles praised my ‘ sterling contribution ’ to the school and shortly after it Paul came up to me and made the touching suggestion that I should give some classes in the summer term — if I was still free . |
| 2 | When they stepped out on to the track some twenty paces from him he only turned his head slowly to glance at them and made no other movement . |
| 3 | He commented on the smell of petrol that came from them and made an elaborate joke of not putting them too close to the flames . |
| 4 | She frowned at him and made a silent gesture towards Meg . |
| 5 | Syl 's mother was highly displeased to see her and made a great to-do of fetching an extra cup , saucer and plate , worrying aloud that there would n't be enough for three of us to eat . |
| 6 | The priest found his eyes drawn towards it and made a conscious effort to stop staring at it . |
| 7 | A constable brought Wycliffe 's coffee ; he sipped it and made a wry face . |
| 8 | The ICA saw ‘ no great merit ’ in the suggestion ; but Touche Ross supported it and made the further recommendation that each firm appoint a finance partner . |
| 9 | Stupidly , the English followed us and made the same mistake . |