Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we return to the apartment , Maria has made a full confession and is asking Glass to help Leonard out of Berlin . |
| 2 | Mr Haszeldine has made a formal complaint to the ward councillors , saying the rats are coming from the depot because it is not kept clean . |
| 3 | Ian has made a better recovery than we dared hope , but it is still important that we do not take his fitness for granted . |
| 4 | Now VW has made a strong comeback with its 1,588cc diesel for the Golf 40 years later . |
| 5 | Mr Kelly has made a formal complaint against the police and is to lodge one against the ambulance service . |
| 6 | While their forwards were outplayed , though Andy Macdonald won the occasional good lineout ball , Heriot 's competed gamely and the arrival of young Lawrie has made a huge difference to their back play , and especially to centres Stoddart and McRobbie , who appear much more confident than earlier in the season . |
| 7 | President Ishaq has made a dignified statement about his enthusiasm for upholding the constitution . |
| 8 | Already the rosy periwinkle from Madagascar has made a major contribution to curing childhood leukaemia and other blood cancers . |
| 9 | This is not to deny that Volvo has made a significant innovation in work organisation and production technology , but it is one evolutionary step and not a revolution . |
| 10 | Considering that Coward and Lawrence only ever appeared together twice in adult life , in Private Lives and Tonight at 8.30 , Mr Morley manages to make a little go a long way . |
| 11 | Fredric Jameson has made a vigorous statement of this difficulty : |
| 12 | Christopher Ricks , trailing his coat in the wake of the MacCabe Affair , claimed that the critic should have ‘ principles ’ rather than ‘ theory ’ , while Stanley Fish has made a comparable distinction between ‘ theory , ’ and ‘ belief ’ : ‘ A theory is a special achievement of consciousness ; a belief is a prerequisite for being conscious at all . |
| 13 | Mary Havern , from Newry , races in her third world trophy event while newcomer Anne Sandford has made a superb transition from the world of cycling to top class fell running . |
| 14 | Mary Havern , from Newry , races in her third world trophy event while newcomer Anne Sandford has made a superb transition from the world of cycling to top class fell running . |
| 15 | CTB has to make a distinctive mark . ’ |
| 16 | Carol Dyhouse has made a special study of women and education . |
| 17 | All rounder Kevin Dixon has made a big impact , hitting two half centuries and also taking wickets . |
| 18 | To overcome this , Hoechst has made a new backing from recycled PVC . |
| 19 | Strathclyde has made a direct appeal to the Scottish education minister , Lord James Douglas-Hamilton , to change the legislation so that closure programmes are not caught up in lengthy delays . |
| 20 | Jimmy Goddard has made a creative leap in linking the sites corresponding to the elements through the medium of sound . |
| 21 | ‘ Dewi Morris has made a tremendous difference to England . |
| 22 | Robert Williams has made a bright start to the season and can continue the good work by winning the Jonnie Mullings Memorial Handicap for his new main owner Lord Matthews . |
| 23 | The black director Spike Lee has made a similar mistake in Malcolm X , not so much in characterisation but in allowing awe of the man who challenged white authority in America to come in the way of good film-making . |
| 24 | ‘ Mr Hubbard has made a big commitment to me and I 'd like to produce the goods for him first , ’ he said . |
| 25 | A team-spokesman said : ‘ Zanardi has made a fantastic recovery , far better than was expected of him , and it would be a shame if he was to miss his home Grand Prix . |
| 26 | Wimpey became heavily involved in Oman 's drive for modernisation and through Wimpey Alawi has made a major contribution to the fabric of the State by building roads , prestigious offices and government buildings , a police training college , hospitals — including the magnificent £150 million Royal Hospital — and hotels . |
| 27 | President Bush has made a major concession to industry over the implementation of the new Clean Air Act , overturning a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) . |
| 28 | GRAEME SOUNESS has made a final attempt to persuade Wimbledon to part with John Scales — and has lined up Neil Ruddock in case he fails . |
| 29 | The astute Mr Quiles has made a promising start . |
| 30 | But erm , it 's , it 's terrifying , and when we get , as and Jack 's made a good point and , and it is a good one , that perhaps if we spent only half a day when somebody joins the depot and said to them , this is the geography of our depot , and this is where everywhere is , and this is how you get from one side of it to the other . |