Example sentences of "he [verb] a [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , he made a good contribution on the difficulty in which Labour will find itself , if it is ever in government , with its massive plans for overspending . |
| 2 | It became clear to me at Blackpool that there was considerable support for Alec , partly because he made a good speech on foreign policy , partly because he took the chair at my meeting in his capacity as President of the National Union , and partly because of lobbying by back-benchers who saw him as the best compromise candidate . |
| 3 | Having had the pleasure of meeting Willy De Roos several years ago he made a great impression on me and although little is publicised about his achievements , it is a shame that they are not better known . |
| 4 | Starting the final round in fourth place on level par , three shots behind co-leaders Frost , Bernhard Langer and Steve Elkington , Olazabal swung into contention when he made a 15-foot putt on the par-5 9th hole for the only eagle in the tournament . |
| 5 | Since he was to be the founder of the service of carols and nine lessons , he made a permanent mark on English , and not only English , life and religion . |
| 6 | He made a marked impression on two of the founders of that theory , ( Sir ) Edward Frankland [ q.v. ] and August Kekulé . |
| 7 | Reluctantly , Johnson accepted their advice , and on 31 March 1968 he made a dramatic appearance on nationwide television to announce a fresh peace initiative , the reduction of bombing raids on North Vietnam , and his decision not to stand for re-election in November . |
| 8 | In the event , these ended a foot to the right of him as he made a soft landing on Vic 's bed . |
| 9 | The 29-year-old Israeli joined Liverpool for £1m from Standard Liege three years ago when he made a significant impact on the club 's last championship success . |
| 10 | Firmly clutching her hand he slowed , and Frere arced around them on still skates so that he made a sweeping circle on the ice before they came , breathless , to a halt . |
| 11 | Now they should be be perfectly plain , straight and we got a t I got a true cut on eighteen inches with a a Mr was so so he made a special report on erm what I 'd done . |
| 12 | He laid a cool hand on her forehead and she suffered new agonies beneath the touch of his fingers . |
| 13 | He laid a restraining hand on her shoulder . |
| 14 | He laid a fast hand on the woman 's wrist and twisted her arm . |
| 15 | He turns a reproachful face on her for admitting what kind of a girl she is . |
| 16 | Between 1 and 15 June , following the electoral success of the Popular Front , he produced a long report on Spain for La Correspondance internationale , the French language version of the Communist International political weekly . |
| 17 | He 's away now — let me see — " he consulted a big diary on his desk " — yes , he sailed on the Josephine T. at the end of last week , on a voyage to the Canaries . " |
| 18 | He expected a celebratory meal on re-entry into this life , and a litre of his own wine from the most recent good vintage . |
| 19 | The same year he resigned from teaching and , helped by influential friends made while collecting material for his museums , undertook a variety of part-time jobs and published his first books , until in 1862 he became a civil servant on the staff of the India Museum , where he remained until 1880 . |
| 20 | The jokes have been flying thick and fast since he became a permanent fixture on Hallowe'en . |
| 21 | Most notably , he co-wrote a scathing attack on the gullibility of the Reagans , after it was learned that the First Lady consulted an astrologer . |
| 22 | Steiner 's association of homosexuality with narcissism , solipsism , and the refusal of referentiality obviously suggests reservations about both modernism ( as he conceives it ) and the efficacy of the homosexual influence upon it , and it comes as no surprise that in his most recent book he launches a strong attack on the former . |
| 23 | He grins briefly , fiddling with his food , before he launches a verbal attack on Oxford 's much-maligned university students . |
| 24 | He launches a detailed attack on the many aspects of scholastic teaching which had their basis in the logical works of Aristotle 's Organon . |
| 25 | It should be said that he provided a major influence on inspiration in the development of the Division 's work in this area . |
| 26 | He was a large , imposing man who had been a noted athlete and I am sure he created a favourable impression on my parents . |
| 27 | He has a famous eulogy on status : |
| 28 | ‘ Because I should say he has a powerful effect on you . |
| 29 | He says he has a mean spirit on the golf course and he says he is not having fun , but he also says " this is my joy " . " |
| 30 | He 's five feet nine inches tall , slim , with dirty blond hair in a centre parting , and he has a cold sore on his top lip . |