Example sentences of "she make a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made a mild attempt to evade him but he cut across and landed in front of her , sitting , as she had first seen him , with the sheep and goats dithering and teetering before and around him . |
| 2 | She made a frantic leap to shake them off , as they lifted her back and front nearside feet over the rope and positioned her with her back to the revving Mercedes again . |
| 3 | Frowning , she made a mental note to ask his address , though where a man lived was not important . |
| 4 | She made a mental note to rifle her deposit account to buy a new one . |
| 5 | She made a mental note to listen more attentively to her lessons in biology and in Marxism , and then , to divert Omi from the views she was expressing , Erika said : ‘ Uncle Karl will be back soon , Omi . |
| 6 | Knotting on the matching pareo , she made a mental note to telephone them as soon as she collected her wits enough to work out the time in the UK . |
| 7 | She made a mental note to check the tariff later with the receptionist — there would be little point in living so comfortably for a few weeks if the bill swallowed most of her wages at the end of it . |
| 8 | For a moment , her crime writer 's instinct took over and she made a mental note to jot down a description as soon as she got home . |
| 9 | She made a mental note to ring him later . |
| 10 | She 'd meant her tone to be clipped and dismissive , but even to her own ears it sounded slurred and indistinct as she made a mental attempt to regain conscious control over the increased rhythm of her heart . |
| 11 | She made a half-hearted effort to pull away from him , but ran into the implacable strength of his arm . |
| 12 | As he drew near she made a half-hearted move to rise . |
| 13 | She made a firm resolution to remain an active and useful member of a society to which Nye had made such a historic contribution . |
| 14 | I suppose that because she had n't really known me from an early age , she made a tremendous effort to get to know me later . |
| 15 | If she made a genuine offer to return which he rejected , she would have been entitled to maintenance from him . |
| 16 | He headed off in the direction of the kitchen , and she made a feeble effort to straighten her leg , wincing in pain . |
| 17 | PRINCESS Diana came as close as she could to commenting on her marriage break-up yesterday when she made a public vow to continue working for her charities . |
| 18 | Anger bubbled up inside her like a geyser set to gush , and she made a valiant effort to hold it in check . |
| 19 | Then , realising she was on the verge of helpless tears , she made a valiant effort to pull herself together . |
| 20 | She made a valiant bid to shrug away from him , but it made no difference . |
| 21 | She made a valiant attempt to shrug her shoulders , succeeding only in displaying a deep shudder . |
| 22 | She made a deliberate effort to relax : they would both have blown up if they had had to sit like that all evening , she thought . |
| 23 | Letters had arrived from Joe and Terry and from Eileen who was desperately homesick , although she made a brave attempt to write cheerfully . |
| 24 | Before we left Romford , though , she made a minor detour to see Mr Tuckett at work . |
| 25 | She made a further effort to sit up , and groaned as a tide of pain engulfed her . |
| 26 | She made a gigantic effort to pull herself together . |
| 27 | She made a huge effort to calm herself . |
| 28 | But , realising that it was n't very good manners to sit there bemoaning her lot , she made a huge attempt to get over her disappointment , and trotted out lightly , ‘ Oh well , perhaps it 's fortunate that I find Mariánské Láznë quite an enchanting place . ’ |