Example sentences of "he [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | To return to Lévi-Strauss , the point has been made that emotion need not be seen as obscure and incomprehensible , and that Freud 's importance is that he made a lasting contribution to explicating how the most obscure actions can be seen to make emotional sense . |
| 2 | Alan was dominating in the air and solid and reliable in the tackle , so that he was a perfect defender for a team marshalled by Manager Dick Graham and he made a major contribution to Palace 's progress , deservedly becoming Palace 's captain while also earning England Under 23 honours . |
| 3 | Trials at his collieries of new ventilating methods , such as the fan and high-pressure steam jets , were widely discussed , and he made a major contribution to the most efficient method of mining coal simultaneously in adjacent seams . |
| 4 | The few surviving reports of cases heard in King 's Bench during the period he was a justice ( 1295–1316 ) do not suggest that he made a major contribution to the work of the court . |
| 5 | He made a major contribution to production methods in the railway 's workshops and to the use of improved metallurgy , in locomotive and rolling-stock construction , as well as being an advocate of the use of superheated steam and compound expansion to increase locomotive power and efficiency . |
| 6 | He made a similar reply to another member who insisted that radio should give better publicity to what MPs said in the House : it was not , he said , the job of his Ministry to build up the reputation of individual MPs . |
| 7 | When he made a successful speech to the Conservative backbench committee it was a matter of surprised comment . |
| 8 | As a result of this special interest he made a topographical index to the drawings in the Soane Museum . |
| 9 | Before taking up those duties , he made a prolonged visit to South Africa to advise transport undertakings in Johannesburg , Bloemfontein and other places . |
| 10 | Lord Burlington was an outstanding and resplendent figure , not only was he a Knight of the Garter , but also Lord High Treasurer of Ireland ; Captain of the Yeomen of the Guards and Governor of Greenwich Hospital , and he made a serious contribution to that age , although it is his contribution to the arts and architecture for which he is most remembered . |
| 11 | Then , turning back , he made a final bow to the row of tiny images . |
| 12 | He made a useful contribution to Palace 's successful run-in to that season when we won some dour , tough games to record the 3rd Division Championship in its inaugural season . |
| 13 | Shaun found no more sympathy when he made a quick dash to hospital . |
| 14 | He made a quick call to the hospital next door . |
| 15 | He made a triumphant visit to Rome , where he was welcomed by the Pope and Cardinals and was fated everywhere . |
| 16 | In the pavilion he made a little speech to a few reporters . |
| 17 | In February 1865 he made a brief visit to Oxford , where he was introduced to Gerard Manley Hopkins [ q.v. ] , their only meeting in person . |
| 18 | Unabashed , he made a clandestine visit to Moscow in 1923 as a delegate to the Red International of Labour Unions . |
| 19 | Again there is little evidence to suggest that he made a significant contribution to the work of the court . |
| 20 | Outside business he made a significant contribution to the development of Widnes . |
| 21 | Jack Hayden obviously has a very close affinity with William Terris ' ghost because when he made a purposeful visit to Covent Garden Station recently he saw him ‘ as large as life ’ , as if waiting to welcome him back . |
| 22 | A coward because he did not have the courage to tell Nicola that he was ending their affair , or a liar because he made a false promise to his wife to give up his young lover . |
| 23 | In foreign affairs , his first priority was to end the Vietnam War , while at home he made a frank appeal to what came to be called " middle america " : the " good , decent , tax-paying , law-abiding people , the forgotten Americans " . |
| 24 | These qualities were all evident when he took charge of the task of preparing the instructions for the drafting of the Prices and Incomes Acts of the mid-Sixties and he made a notable contribution to those formidably difficult exercises . |
| 25 | It even snatched an exclusive interview with Lord Marshall when he made a flying visit to Cannington to inspect the front-line troops . |
| 26 | I do n't think he made an outstanding contribution to chemistry — rather in the Thatcher mould . |
| 27 | He made an impassioned appeal to the party to reconsider its break with the CPSU , but at a press conference on Jan. 16 Brazauskas declared that Gorbachev 's visit to Lithuania had not changed the aims of the CPL . |
| 28 | Although initially Bush remained largely aloof from this negative campaign against Clinton , he made an emotional speech to a convention of the National Guard in Salt Lake City , Utah , on Sept. 15 in which he obliquely touched on the draft record of his opponent by questioning Clinton 's credentials as a future commander-in-chief of the US military . |
| 29 | But he made an astute appeal to the self-interest of Conservative MPs concerned about government unpopularity by making his prime focus the poll tax . |
| 30 | In 1988 he was elected to the National Assembly on behalf of the main opposition party at that time , the Party for Peace and Democracy , and in August of that year he made an unauthorized visit to North Korea where he reportedly met the North Korean President Kim Il-sing and other officials . |