Example sentences of "i [verb] made a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can see I 've made a fool of myself again . |
| 2 | Besides , despite the fact that I 'd got a good grade for my speech , I thought I 'd made a bit of a mess of it and was just relieved it was all over . |
| 3 | I 'd made a joke of it . |
| 4 | So , with this weird combination of reluctance and eagerness , I confessed to her that I 'd made a copy of my cock and a cock tracing and that I 'd put them in her in-box late one night and then thought better of it . |
| 5 | I had made a flask of tea and some sandwiches but had run out of milk at home , so I brought a stoppered bottle along planning to buy some milk in Keld . |
| 6 | Prior to writing the script , I had made a list of the cast , designated local actors for the various roles and had them called for the 2pm ‘ woodshed ’ run-through . |
| 7 | Not surprisingly I have never heard from any of them since , although I felt that I had made a number of new and lasting Russian friendships that night . |
| 8 | I know at once that I 've made a fool of myself . |
| 9 | My last chance and I 've made a mess of it . |
| 10 | He did n't interfere here , Uncle saw to that , so I 've had a free hand in the shop and although I say it myself I 've made a go of it . ’ |
| 11 | This house , two children , a failed marriage , and a job which I 'm frightened of losing because it 's the only thing I 've made a success of . " |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , Pip , dear boy , I 've made a gentleman of you ! |
| 13 | Barbara Coleman said : ‘ I 've made a pot of coffee . |
| 14 | I think that one of the great problems , and I 've made a number of studies of individual Puritans in the seventeenth century , is that we talk about Puritanism and we think of Victorian Nonconformity . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've made a list of payments I have made so far . ’ |
| 16 | er , six erm , I 've made a list of all the different words that are used for crap on reports right ? |
| 17 | Then , as her face fell , he added , ‘ However , since Kirsty 's been staying with me I 've made a point of packing up just after five . ’ |
| 18 | I was going to suggest that this is er , I mean I 've made a note of this question , that we ought to return to it next time |
| 19 | I 've made a note of a potting of that briefing paper to you . |
| 20 | For years people have described records I 've made as being depressing , and admittedly I 've made a lot of melancholic records , but I do n't find records like that depressing . |
| 21 | I know I 've made a lot of mistakes and there are probably a lot of things I should be sorry about but I would n't change my life , I would make the same mistakes because they 've taught me so much . |
| 22 | This is the wage rate in agriculture , right , now if we discount , sorry I 've made a cock-up of this , that 's erm , that 's not discounted , right , if we discounted , it 's going to look |
| 23 | I have made a selection of my favourite bean cuisine recipes that include dried and canned pulses . |
| 24 | I have made a fool of myself . |
| 25 | ‘ I have made a lot of good friends here and have been very warmly welcomed by a lot of people . |
| 26 | SUMMERCHILD : Yes , well , I have made a list of organizations which I believe would be interested in giving evidence … |
| 27 | ‘ I have made a study of the Fall , how men challenged the Gods in their search for knowledge and were banished from Eden . |
| 28 | So I have made a point of looking you up . ’ |