Example sentences of "[noun prp] make the [num ord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When W. S. Rockstro made the first thorough-going attempt at a life of Handel in 1883 , he had before him a list of no fewer than 53 likenesses made during the composer 's lifetime . |
| 2 | Oates went with Scott to make the first British depot . |
| 3 | The following day , Darwin made the first evolutionary entry in his current pocket notebook ( known as the ‘ Red Notebook ’ ) : ‘ When we see Avestruz two species . |
| 4 | Mark Pretty removed the offending hold , but it was left to Robin Barker to make the first free ascent of the Free Monster E6+ 6c ( F7c+ ) . |
| 5 | George Bush made the first Supreme Court appointment of his presidency on July 23 when he nominated David H. Souter , a federal Appeals Court judge , to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice William J. Brennan . |
| 6 | The Celtic player Davie Hay and the late Hibernian full back Erich Schaedler made the first brave attempt , but they chose a defective boat and capsized almost immediately . |
| 7 | In 1836 a Professor James Forbes made the first recorded ascent of Sgurr nan Gillean with Duncan MacIntyre , a local forester , as guide . |