Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] make a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Truman has made a number of discoveries and new attributions , not without correcting even the minutest mistake in the previous catalogue . |
| 2 | Swindon has made a name for itself attracting overseas investment into Britain , American , Japanese and German . |
| 3 | Anita Roddick has made a virtue of flying in the face of business convention . |
| 4 | Virani has made a fortune from acting as middle-man , between the English property tycoon and the Asian shopkeeper . |
| 5 | Is the right hon. and learned Gentleman aware that the United States has made a bid for that work ? |
| 6 | Frank has made a career of knocking on doors , finding the wood is solid and going round the back way . |
| 7 | Eva recollects making a commitment to Christ when she became a junior soldier . |
| 8 | ‘ Crusaid has made a donation to almost every major HIV/AIDS project in the UK ’ |
| 9 | Looking specifically at the two areas in Hambledon , erm I would point out a Mr appears to make a distinction between the two areas , now I 'm not sure on what basis Mr does that , or whether he has undertaken some detailed landscape assessment , but I can say that Hambledon has commissioned a detailed landscape appraisal for its district wide local plan , which did n't show a distinction erm generally across that area . |
| 10 | The charity to benefit this year is Leukaemia Research , and Lisburn 's own golden girl Mary Peters has made a plea for runners to help the valuable work of this group by obtaining sponsorship . |
| 11 | TOP rugby coach Mostyn Richards has made a plea for all clubs to back fully the Mid-Wales District representative team . |
| 12 | I have Mrs wishes to make a change to the recommendation on page five of this report . |
| 13 | However , SGI expects to make a loss in its second quarter results absorbing a $90m-$110m charge from its acquisition . |
| 14 | ‘ Darlington has made a name for itself with imaginative use of housing capital . |
| 15 | The FSA has made a distinction between those who are independent intermediaries and those who are tied to a particular company . |
| 16 | By assisting in the development of the research base represented by present and potential DORCISS members and to the professional development of staff in these centres , DORCISS aims to make a contribution to th overall vitality of economic and social research within the UK . |
| 17 | ‘ Antoinette has made a speciality of horrible scenes since her birth , ’ he said grimly . |
| 18 | Thom Merrick , for example , who is twenty-seven and exhibiting at Documenta this year , just made about twenty original pieces at $1200 each ; Larry Bell has made a series of paintings one metre square , priced at $1500 . |