Example sentences of "that [pron] [verb] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think that I 've made great strides in the game ’ , he comments , ‘ but I 've made steady progress since I turned pro . ’ |
| 2 | Does that mean that I 've made lumpy custard ? |
| 3 | I felt that I had to make some sort of social effort so I swung my legs off the bed and sat sheepishly on the edge . |
| 4 | When I was chided by someone for seeming oblivious of ‘ the magnitude of the accounting operation ’ I said that it was because of my consciousness of the magnitude of all other operations that I dared to make these demands of Mr Whalley , who perfectly understands in any case . |
| 5 | But , most importantly , its just that I have made more friends there . |
| 6 | Eventually he wrote ‘ I am in such a stew over Primavera that I have made some sketches myself . |
| 7 | The landlord was aware of the fact that she had made that application but , notwithstanding that , on 4 December 1989 he applied for execution . |
| 8 | She told us that she had made several visits to the London Zoo and so was familiar with the appearance of modern apes . |
| 9 | She was indicted on Nov. 21 and on Dec. 6 pleaded not guilty in a Baltimore federal court to charges that she had embezzled $5,600,000 in funds from the HUD and that she had made false statements to the government . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm just going to go over the fence and see what Camille 's doing , ’ said Scarlet , loath to say what she really meant — that she wanted to make sure Camille was all right — because that would imply that she might not be . |
| 11 | I note that you 've made some headway towards solving things on the technical front . |
| 12 | At the end of a year it 's good to look back and to feel that you have made some progress in your spiritual life . |
| 13 | I will say , however , that I expect all the countries that we assist to make further progress towards democracy and increased accountability : we consider that vital . |
| 14 | An official government report published in July 1991 has concluded that we need to make substantial changes to the typical British diet if we are to reduce some of the major health concerns such as heart disease . |
| 15 | ‘ Much remains to be done to grasp the opportunities that will arise , but I believe that we have made real progress in starting to do just that . ’ |
| 16 | I am pleased that we have made good progress in this strategy by gaining a strong portfolio of business in the UK private sector and overseas . |
| 17 | So to say , ‘ Jesus is God ’ , does not imply or claim that we have made direct observation of a hidden ‘ divine nature ’ in him , or explored his relationship with the Father from the inside . |
| 18 | I think that it would be helpful if , at this point , I were to remind the House that we have made special provision for students in certain groups . |
| 19 | I hope that the Minister will realise that we have made sensible suggestions . |
| 20 | In mid-October a breakthrough seemed imminent after senior trade officials from Canada , the EC , Japan and the USA , meeting in Ontario on Oct. 17-18 , claimed that they had made substantial progress in resolving the deadlock ( responsible for the suspension of an earlier round of talks between US and EC officials in Brussels on Oct. 11-12 ) . |
| 21 | These purchase notice provisions are restricted to owner occupiers of houses and small businesses who can show that they have made reasonable attempts to sell their property but have found it impossible to do so except at a substantially depreciated price because of certain defined planning actions . |
| 22 | The available for work condition is interpreted to mean immediately available , and women have to demonstrate that they have made adequate arrangements for the care of dependants . |
| 23 | While recent scientific findings about sleep patterns receive regular exposure in the media in popular N science programmes and in magazines , there is little evidence from the results of the Hull survey that they have made any impression on the public mind . |
| 24 | Some churches with large congregations find that they have to make additional arrangements . |
| 25 | Most women grow up absolutely torn and still somehow knowing that they have to make some kind of choice . |
| 26 | So the surprising feature of Ibstock Johnsen is that it continues to make any money at all . |
| 27 | This year we decided at the AGM to visit the Llangollen Railway , having learnt from the railway press that it has made rapid progress in the last three years . |
| 28 | ‘ But whenever we left him in his cot and then went back to him , we 'd notice that he 'd made terrible scratches on his face with his fingernails and he would rip the backs of his legs with his toes . |
| 29 | I mean obviously once she 's been through the learning process herself , so Doug came away feeling quite pleased that he 'd made that contact and he also sort of made one or two , he , he had one or two wise observations I think about the evening , he made one or two new contacts himself and the suggestion and things , he spoke very well about it , at our committee on our last meeting last week |
| 30 | Not that he had made much progress on anything else . |