Example sentences of "i have made a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I remember before that the wind changed pretty suddenly from southwest to nearer west I think and I 'd made a new hen house I thought indestructible .
2 At first it looked as though I 'd made a big mistake .
3 On the day I left Woodline you knew that I 'd made an enormous mistake , yet you — ’
4 Perhaps I had made a ridiculous fuss about nothing .
5 It is as if I had made a small betrayal .
6 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 .
7 I suddenly realized I had made a serious mistake .
8 Well , for one thing , he did n't know about it and I had made a conscious decision that if I was ever to be ( he nearly says ’ become someone ’ ) .
9 They thought I had made a huge mistake in getting rid of the old collection in preference for collecting what they unanimously regarded as ‘ junk ’ .
10 I had made an interesting discovery .
11 I 've made a great deal of progress , as you can see . ’
12 Since then I 've made a new start . ’
13 I 've made a new term planner actually but I 've forgotten to bring it .
14 I 've lost count of the times I 've made a good catch and returned the next night ( or day as the case may be ) only to blank or , at best , catch a fraction of the previous night 's catch .
15 I 've made a complete fool of myself and I do n't think I can bring myself to ask what I came to . "
16 Well possibly and less likely to enjoy it , I mean I 've made a complete failure of my life , so I 'm , I 'm not and I never really enjoyed from the beginning I must say
17 You could help me find out if I 've made a terrible mistake coming here , and if — ’ She took a deep breath .
18 I 've made a terrible mistake .
19 I 've made a special study of him , you see .
20 I 've made a special study of the ben Issachar clan .
21 I 've made a big mistake , ’ he told Mr Slipper .
22 oh and I 've made a big rug at the centre , which I shall have home before Christmas , a big woollen rug I 've made , yes so , oh it 's a beautiful rug it 's with those er silver thing you push through the hole on the canvas
23 ‘ Tony , ’ he said , ‘ I 've made an awful lot of cash from the Human League .
24 For starting awkward screws , I have made a simple tool using a long No 8 screw and a file handle .
25 Even if it happens that I have made a firm decision to commit suicide , and have been wondering for weeks how to cheat the insurance company , the failure to jump would accord with my intention only by chance .
26 I have made a serious miscalculation .
27 I have made a specific request that both sides should extend the ceasefire to include tomorrow [ today ] , ’ he said .
28 Just lately I have made a conscious effort to really look at the book .
29 Though the man and I have made a conscious effort not to follow the marked paths of our genders , this life , its setpieces , are clichés of gender in spite of our best intentions .
30 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 .
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