Example sentences of "they have made a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Then there was another one , outside the church , they 'd made a hole for a man to sit in there , and he used to sell papers . |
2 | I think it 's very instructive that er H B F did n't deny that they 'd made a mistake on this number and just talking about old people , er the fact is that eighty five percent of deaths in the county occur to people aged over sixty five . |
3 | I knew they 'd made a lot of money . |
4 | They 've made a contribution towards |
5 | Doctors believe they 've made a breakthough in the treatment of breast cancer using drugs instead of surgery . |
6 | Nearly a thousand years ago the first settlers made the Glemmtal valley their home , and ever since they 've made a point of extending a warm welcome to all-comers . |
7 | they snapped it up at that price that his er sold and then they could n't pay er when , when the time came , you know the everything went off , so they sold it and bought something else and they 've made a lot of money on that so they 've paid it off and have er a lot of money on the house |
8 | By 1990 turnover had increased to £150,000 and they had made a profit of £32,000 . |
9 | It was almost as if he felt that they had made a fool of him in 1945 – 46 and was trying to atone for his naiveté . |
10 | I felt like Plain Jane , and Dustin felt they had made a mistake in choosing him for the film in the first place . |
11 | That was the strong inside bet from Central Park yesterday as the champions angrily denied they had made a move for Sydney St George coach Brian Smith to succeed Monie . |
12 | The police soon traced the couple 's movements and found they had made a number of telephone calls to Paris . |
13 | I HAVE no doubt that the vandals who defaced Bomber Harris 's statue are feeling pretty smug and probably thinking that they had made a point for Dresden . |
14 | I know few people in my situation will admit they have made a mistake for rear of looking silly . |
15 | They can be bare records of numbers and events or they can be windows on a living school and most heads will be able to think of ways in which reports can be used to enrich governor perceptions , prompt good questions and solicit positive advice and support as soon as they have made a breakthrough into a sense of their responsibility for creating a favourable climate . |
16 | Detectives think they have made a breakthrough in their search for a college rapist . |
17 | They have made a host of friends who will greatly miss them . |