Example sentences of "make a [adj] mistake " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well it 's always hard to know what to do , it maybe that the couple have , have made a chronic mistake and who wants anybody to carry on in , in a painful and impossible situation ? |
| 2 | The horse made another noise , more a groan than a grunt this time , and , as his stride faltered , Kelly knew that she had made a serious mistake . |
| 3 | Estall has made a serious mistake that could prove his undoing . |
| 4 | I suddenly realized I had made a serious mistake . |
| 5 | You could help me find out if I 've made a terrible mistake coming here , and if — ’ She took a deep breath . |
| 6 | Pushing it towards the door they could hardly contain their excitement until Endill stopped in his tracks , realising they had made a terrible mistake . |
| 7 | You have made a terrible mistake . ’ |
| 8 | It certainly was n't too late to tell somebody that in fact I had made a terrible mistake and that I wanted to go home . |
| 9 | Mike from the charity says , the Americans have made a terrible mistake . |
| 10 | Mike from the charity says , the Americans have made a terrible mistake . |
| 11 | I 've made a terrible mistake . |
| 12 | He had gone white , she remembered , had said he had made a terrible mistake . |
| 13 | But to Montana every game is a challenge , and he would dearly love to prove that San Francisco have made a terrible mistake . |
| 14 | But to Montana every game is a challenge , and he would dearly love to prove that San Francisco have made a terrible mistake . |
| 15 | You may have made a genuine mistake or misrepresented a situation . |
| 16 | ‘ At first I was prepared to think you 'd made a genuine mistake — that you 'd got the wrong boat . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ It has really played us into the game and I think the Prime Minister has made a considerable mistake . |
| 19 | Living with the family in Richmond is bewildering , and although I would never admit it I feel as though I have made a big mistake . |
| 20 | ‘ I knew I could beat Robin Reid , who qualified for the Olympics , and I just hope that winning the title will show the selectors they have made a big mistake . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 've made a big mistake , ’ he told Mr Slipper . |
| 22 | At first it looked as though I 'd made a big mistake . |
| 23 | President George Bush said : ‘ I do n't know what Saddam 's doing , but he 's made a big mistake . |
| 24 | For although Piper 's manager Frank Warren thinks Benn believes he has made a big mistake in selecting Piper as a first challenger and does n't fancy the job , I suspect the opposite is true — he may think it is going to be too easy . |
| 25 | ‘ Fergie has made a big mistake and I 'm sure the decision will haunt him for years to come . ’ |
| 26 | She had made a big mistake , but now it was over . |
| 27 | Its local MP sympathises — he says the committee 's made a big mistake . |
| 28 | She admitted she had made a dreadful mistake and appealed for a reconciliation . |
| 29 | One look was sufficient to make them realise they had made a dreadful mistake . |
| 30 | She knew that she had made a fatal mistake . |