Example sentences of "he had made a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In response to the many toasts from his American colleagues he had made a light-hearted speech at dinner , which belied his deep disappointment at being sent back to the States on a Public Relations assignment . |
2 | Rogers was thinking about a cricket match in which he had made a good score , reliving the running between the wickets as he bucketed about between the shell-bursts . |
3 | He had gone white , she remembered , had said he had made a terrible mistake . |
4 | Before Hun Sen 's visit to the USA ( his first ) , he had visited Japan where he had made a specific request that Japanese troops participate in the UNTAC . |
5 | He had made a long journey , borrowing fuel for his plane . |
6 | In no time at all he had made a good-sized hole in the riverbank . |
7 | So much for one reason why William Charles had had the wherewithal to prosper so quickly in his new surroundings ; but there was another , just as vital to his continuing success — he had made a prudent marriage . |
8 | He brings with him his radio and prepares for — his — match with Lierse listening to BBC hoping for Leeds goals … and after the Wembley match he went straigth to Batty for changing shirts — i think he said that for the couple of last minutes that was the main thing — not that he had made a great goal or Norway getting a draw . |
9 | He had made a great reputation in Berlin between the wars . |
10 | He had made a formidable minder so far . |
11 | The Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare , Rubén Cardozo , resigned on Feb. 8 following the disclosure that he had made a secret payment of 40,000 money vouchers ( bonos solidarios ) to a Peronist congressional deputy , Dante Camaño . |
12 | By then he had made a fatal slip-up , the court was told . |
13 | His jacket was torn off during the first verse and his shirt during the second , then the Little Sweep realized he had made a monumental error and tried to tell the two schoolmasters not to remove his trousers . |
14 | One evening in the park the previous summer he had made a frank gesture that was like a question , and one side of her had wanted to say ‘ Yes ’ , but she had said ‘ No , Len , ’ and he had taken his hand away , and kissed her , and quietly accepted her decision . |
15 | On one occassion he had made a huge crossbow , hoping to throw himself to the mainland , but the elastic snapped , sending him backwards into the school and he had spent two weeks finding his way out . |
16 | He had made a public spectacle of them both . |
17 | Yesterday Mr Dixon confirmed he had made a formal complaint about Mr Fallon based on information received from another member . |
18 | During those periods of service on overseas railways he had made a special study of existing types of articulated locomotive , such as the Fairlie , Meyer , and Mallet , and the problems involved in achieving , especially on narrow-gauge track , adequate stability , traction , and speed . |
19 | As he had made a special point of emphasizing ; there was absolutely no room for friendship or personal favours in this business . |
20 | Although it had been widely reported that he had made a full confession during pre-trial questioning , in court Watanabe maintained that " there is no truth " in the reports that he had paid politicians . |
21 | If he had made a full brake application , his guard , Gerry Briggs , would have been thrown from one end of the brakevan to the other with a possible resultant injury . |
22 | He said he had made a full examination of the submissions made to him by the council and by Mrs Kemp . |
23 | He had made a meticulous drawing of his find and had insisted that she take his handiwork with her to Moscow where it adorned , in turn , dormitory , flat and office . |
24 | He had made a few calls , but could n't have chosen a worse time to be setting up a casual liaison . |