Example sentences of "'ve made a [noun] of [pron] " in BNC.

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1 My last chance and I 've made a mess of it .
2 You 've made a mess of it now look !
3 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 . ’
4 I know at once that I 've made a fool of myself .
5 ‘ You 've made a success of your work , therefore I had assumed that you must enjoy it .
6 ‘ Yes , Pip , dear boy , I 've made a gentleman of you !
7 this is how much tax I 've paid , this is , I mean if you go on the dole too unless you 've made a note of it there is no record of how much you 've been paid on the dole , they , they give John the what he calls a giro , takes it to the bank and cashes it and there is no , no record of and when he 's been on the dole .
8 ‘ So you 've made a study of my lifestyle ?
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