Example sentences of "i have made a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I remember before that the wind changed pretty suddenly from southwest to nearer west I think and I 'd made a new hen house I thought indestructible . |
2 | At first it looked as though I 'd made a big mistake . |
3 | On the day I left Woodline you knew that I 'd made an enormous mistake , yet you — ’ |
4 | Perhaps I had made a ridiculous fuss about nothing . |
5 | It is as if I had made a small betrayal . |
6 | It certainly was n't too late to tell somebody that in fact I had made a terrible mistake and that I wanted to go home . |
7 | I suddenly realized I had made a serious mistake . |
8 | Well , for one thing , he did n't know about it and I had made a conscious decision that if I was ever to be ( he nearly says ’ become someone ’ ) . |
9 | They thought I had made a huge mistake in getting rid of the old collection in preference for collecting what they unanimously regarded as ‘ junk ’ . |
10 | I had made an interesting discovery . |
11 | I 've made a great deal of progress , as you can see . ’ |
12 | Since then I 've made a new start . ’ |
13 | I 've made a new term planner actually but I 've forgotten to bring it . |
14 | I 've lost count of the times I 've made a good catch and returned the next night ( or day as the case may be ) only to blank or , at best , catch a fraction of the previous night 's catch . |
15 | I 've made a complete fool of myself and I do n't think I can bring myself to ask what I came to . " |
16 | Well possibly and less likely to enjoy it , I mean I 've made a complete failure of my life , so I 'm , I 'm not and I never really enjoyed from the beginning I must say |
17 | You could help me find out if I 've made a terrible mistake coming here , and if — ’ She took a deep breath . |
18 | I 've made a terrible mistake . |
19 | I 've made a special study of him , you see . |
20 | I 've made a special study of the ben Issachar clan . |
21 | ‘ I 've made a big mistake , ’ he told Mr Slipper . |
22 | oh and I 've made a big rug at the centre , which I shall have home before Christmas , a big woollen rug I 've made , yes so , oh it 's a beautiful rug it 's with those er silver thing you push through the hole on the canvas |
23 | ‘ Tony , ’ he said , ‘ I 've made an awful lot of cash from the Human League . |
24 | For starting awkward screws , I have made a simple tool using a long No 8 screw and a file handle . |
25 | Even if it happens that I have made a firm decision to commit suicide , and have been wondering for weeks how to cheat the insurance company , the failure to jump would accord with my intention only by chance . |
26 | I have made a serious miscalculation . |
27 | ‘ I have made a specific request that both sides should extend the ceasefire to include tomorrow [ today ] , ’ he said . |
28 | Just lately I have made a conscious effort to really look at the book . |
29 | Though the man and I have made a conscious effort not to follow the marked paths of our genders , this life , its setpieces , are clichés of gender in spite of our best intentions . |
30 | Living with the family in Richmond is bewildering , and although I would never admit it I feel as though I have made a big mistake . |