Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [pron] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Minister does not know the figures , but I shall tell him what farmers in Orkney found when they made simple inquiries .
2 ‘ We always boasted that we made 29 films with one script — now we have made 30 , ’ laughs Peter , 78 .
3 Its yellow eyes were looking at me ; its mouth opened and it made strange sounds at me .
4 With his quiet and loving manner , he would always listen and wish to know what local people thought before he made any decisions .
5 It is one of Joe 's great regrets that his father died before he made Raging Bull in 1980 , the film for which he received his first Oscar nomination .
6 Italy won because they made fewer mistakes . ’
7 The snow improved as the slope steepened and I made good time up the 100 metres to the ridge top and along to the ‘ summit ’ .
8 He ensured that he made direct contact with both the Seine in Paris during the managers conference , and the Solent during the Professional Sales Guild sailing day .
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