Example sentences of "was [adj] [adv] make [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He was careful not to make the connection too often in his mind , the idea was bizarre , better not to believe it , certainly it must n't be spoken of , but at moments such as now he could n't push it away — and did n't want to .
2 The only difference her success made was that she thought her an incompetent fool who was lucky enough to make a bit of money . ’
3 Luckily , 21-year-old Emma , was well enough to make the trip to St. Bart 's on Monday morning by train , said Lyn , — but a few months ago the situation would have been completely different .
4 He was contemptuous of her , of her lifestyle , of her attitude , and he was arrogant enough to make no effort to conceal it .
5 She was anxious not to make a noise , but even though her feet fell softly into the leaves strewing the path the wood was so still and silent that she really felt as if she were thudding through the wood .
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