Example sentences of "make a [adj] impression " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most importantly , punk had made a negligible impression in America , the world 's largest market , where 50 per cent of all records are sold . |
| 2 | Youngsters like Keith Piper have blossomed and though neither are playing today , Alan Donald and Tom Moody have made a major impression and impact with bat and ball . |
| 3 | This ‘ gorgeous gargoyle ’ ( thespian O'Toole 's ) description ) might have played more Tests had Underwood not been around , but he has still made a wide impression on the game , made more lasting by this unexpected offering . |
| 4 | Ministers of Health would have incurred little or no extra criticism if they had failed to provide the services which the £25 million yielded by the prescription charges have made possible ; what criticism there was , would have been diffused over a hundred objects and none of it would have made a distinct impression on the mind of the electorate . |
| 5 | It was a strange situation , which must have made a lasting impression on Richard , who was more than usually close to his mother . |
| 6 | Such stories would have made a lasting impression on my father and given him an early interest in Abyssinia . |
| 7 | The canonization of Becket may have made a lasting impression on the future pope Innocent , at the time a boy of twelve or thirteen . |
| 8 | Again in contrast to Ballantyne , the episode is discussed afterwards amongst the boys , and has clearly made a lasting impression on them . |
| 9 | The one idea that can be said to have made a firm impression from the psychoanalytic approach to dreaming is that these experiences come from within the mind , rather than from outside ( although in the case of Jung 's psychology even this is not clear ) . |
| 10 | For many people it 's riskier than the next approach and there is no guarantee of results ; but you will certainly have made a powerful impression on others . |
| 11 | Remarkably , Vlasov 's integrity seems to have made a genuine impression on his Nazi captors . |
| 12 | Moreover , now that I come to think of it , it is perhaps not so surprising that it should also have made a deep impression on Miss Kenton given certain aspects of her relationship with my father during her early days at Darlington Hall . |
| 13 | Although Rhee poses plausibly as champion of Corean independence and has made a deep impression on sentimental audiences in United States , his admittedly genuine desire for the country 's independence is really the desire of a megalomaniac . |
| 14 | He used to have a go at driving his father 's Austin Seven around the farm at an early age , and later he became seriously interested in motor racing — not least because Mike Hawthorn winning the Leinster Trophy in 1951 had made a deep impression . |
| 15 | Gold appeared during the prehistoric period in Japan but never made a deep impression on the consciousness of the Japanese . |
| 16 | He had been riding in front of Chuck and his father , watching with admiration the erect , narrow-backed figure of Jacques Devraux jogging easily at the head of the column ; the fierce-eyed Frenchman had quickly made a deep impression on Joseph 's fifteen-year-old mind and he was trying to hold his own shoulders high and square in the same fashion . |
| 17 | I 've seen him a few times and he 's never made a favourable impression on me ! |
| 18 | Tyndale 's claim that ‘ God hath made the king in every realm judge over all ’ also made a favourable impression on Henry , and he subsequently declared : ‘ This book is for me and all kings to read . ’ |
| 19 | The Honourable Alexander Augustus had already made a favourable impression by raising an eyebrow at the antics and constructions of Mr Pocklington on the islands of Derwent Water . |
| 20 | She preached about the passover , a subject they had been studying at Bible camp , and obviously made a good impression . |
| 21 | ‘ It does n't matter , ’ said Loretta , grateful that her unpremeditated action the day before had made a good impression on Veronica . |
| 22 | The increasingly objectivity and precision of O'Keeffe 's imagery also made a strong impression on critic henry McBride , though he interpreted them in a surprising way . |
| 23 | ‘ I never felt that Jesus was a friend and I do n't think that I really ever loved him before this half but now he seems always near to me and I like to think of Him more than I ever did before Mama 's dying so suddenly and unexpectedly made a great impression on me … ’ |
| 24 | Gloag had a deformity of the right arm and a somewhat high-pitched voice , but overall made a forceful impression . |
| 25 | The young Irish champion had made a big impression on his regular cross-channel trips last season , and a place with Swift or Van Diemen had been earmarked for him ever since he stunned the British series regulars by winning the opening round of the 1992 championship . |
| 26 | She has made a wooden impression in televised debates . |
| 27 | Andrew Robson , a 21-year-old fast medium bowler from Tyne and Wear who toured Australia with the England Under–19 party three winters ago , has made a speedy impression since being released by Surrey . |
| 28 | Making herself examine this thought , slowly and properly turning it around in her mind , recreating the scene which she could see so vividly of Jasper and Bert with the two I.R.A. , she had to admit that Jasper and Bert had made a bad impression . |
| 29 | This will make a favourable impression on the stylist and you 'll get a more stylish haircut . |
| 30 | Voluntary work can provide a framework for job-seeking and will make a favourable impression at an interview . |