Example sentences of "[conj] made a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can change your Will , or made a new one , as often as you wish although your Solicitor will have to charge a fee each time . |
| 2 | On many occasions we have increased the sensitivity of our measurements or made a new class of observations , only to discover new phenomena that were not predicted by the existing theory , and to account for these we have had to develop a more advanced theory . |
| 3 | In Dean v Prince [ 1954 ] 1 Ch 409 , at 419 , Lord Evershed MR said that the most obvious case of mistake would be if the valuer omitted altogether to take account of some substantial asset or made a serious arithmetical miscalculation in regard to a single but material part of the whole process . |
| 4 | No member of the household has made more than two claims or made a single claim above £2,500 on home insurance in the last two years |
| 5 | She had crossed it once before , but she knew it would be much more risky today , because the recent heavy rains would have made the surface gluey , and if she slipped or made a false step she might find herself caught and held in the treacly morass of the marsh . |
| 6 | And Audrey has never been on the stage , or left her husband , or made a false move in public in any direction . " |
| 7 | The dogs followed hard on their heels up the deep-treaded , creaking staircase that made a gradual ascent to the first floor . |
| 8 | In chapter four below , there will be an examination of her poetry to demonstrate what sorts of books Leapor read , and especially those that made a strong impact on her work . |
| 9 | Damp , fragrant veils that made a cool tent around the central space of heat where Rose began to ply the heavy iron . |
| 10 | There was something about this part of France that made a powerful appeal to her imagination and emotions . |
| 11 | Somewhere among the crags of limestone that made a broad shelf along part of the foin 's lowest slopes . |
| 12 | There was a spaciousness and simplicity of line that made a perfect foil for the few touches of vibrant colour that drew the eye , and yet the whole effect was completely uncontrived , as if it had all come together naturally . |
| 13 | He was accustomed to it from his schooldays since his was n't a memory system that made a good impression on harassed teachers or impatient examiners , especially as it did n't work at all with books . |
| 14 | Carson liked her because she seemed to display the ideal mix of warmth and distance that made a good neighbour . |
| 15 | The main proof Van Laue offers for this argument is the polarisation of society between global conflict and a backward society that made a liberal constitution impossible . |
| 16 | The air was fresh and sweet , the river swept along on its way , swelled by the backwash that made a tiny waterfall further along . |
| 17 | And he was the only lecturer who would admit that he 'd changed his mind about something since the last lecture , and that made a great impression on me . |
| 18 | And that made a big difference to my life . |
| 19 | There was something about the expression on his face as he unclipped his seatbelt and turned towards her that made a sudden flurry of alarm run through her , and she backed as far away as the close confines of the car would allow . |
| 20 | Powered by roller skates , many of these locomotive dancers were whirling corrugated plastic tubes that made a wooo-wooo sound . |
| 21 | As she hurried over the rough track that made a short cut between her aunt 's cottage and the farmhouse where Angela lived , Cheryl 's eye was caught by a splash of colour on the far side of the field . |
| 22 | The woman smiled and nodded at me through the noise that made a surrounding silence . |
| 23 | We removed the harness from the horse and made a rough bier for the King 's corpse . |
| 24 | An enterprising parents ' association at one primary school took on the short term lease of a shop in the local High Street in the pre-Christmas period and made a substantial profit by buying in stock from discount warehouses and retailing in competition with other traders . |
| 25 | He twitched convulsively and made a sobbing noise . |
| 26 | It was a real Fanny-by-gaslight relic of the old city , redolent of gin and vomit and brutal crimes , and the fog had crept in like an old friend and made a dripping urinal of the walls . |
| 27 | England duly subsided a second time , the honours going to Downton who was promoted to open in place of Andy Lloyd and made a solid 56 , but wickets fell steadily and 235 all out meant that the victory margin was an innings and 180 runs . |
| 28 | Carrollton , Texas-based Westcott Communications Inc is to acquire some assets of TI-IN Network Inc , San Antonio , Texas , for 350,000 new Westcott shares worth about $11m , plus assumption of some liabilities ; TI-IN had audited revenues of some $7.3m and made a net loss of $697,000 for its fiscal year ended September 30 last ; it provides live interactive courses with two-way communication for school pupils in Grades K to 12 ; Westcott Communications says it pioneered satellite delivery of workplace training . |
| 29 | Though UNI owes creditors some NKr3.6 billion and made a net loss of NKr3.4 billion last year , its 40% share of the Norwegian insurance market still makes it a tempting target . |
| 30 | Doyle glanced back at Bodie , and made a slight motion with his head . |