Example sentences of "[pers pn] made [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was noticeable that many of them made emotive comments when addressing this question ( for example , ‘ a last resort ’ , or ‘ a place for old people to go when nobody else wants them ’ ) , a reflection possibly of their personal involvement with the residents of the home and concern for their well-being . |
| 2 | Had any of them made any approaches to her ? |
| 3 | None of them made any concessions to the local Muslim culture . |
| 4 | I made two attempts but they both failed , each time my fear of water proved too much . |
| 5 | I made two attempts . |
| 6 | E/A kept on steady course at about 220mph until attacked , when he dived down to sea level at about 250–280pmh [ sic ] and I made two attacks one at 16000 when E/A took slight evasive action by executing gentle turns . |
| 7 | I made four locks for the gates on Lord 's cricket ground er and when I 'm telling you this , and practically without exception , they must 've er got to know me and they come for what they wanted . |
| 8 | Could n't really tell you what it was now , but I made four locks for Lord 's cricket ground . |
| 9 | They 'd got ta be secure as you could imagine and er not easily picked , if you follow what I mean and er yes , made I made four locks for Lord 's cricket ground . |
| 10 | The vow I made four years ago that someday I would go on the Boards . |
| 11 | Planning for the fateful flight started several weeks earlier when I made tentative arrangements to visit a microlight manufacturer at Membury airfield in Berkshire for the review of the Chevron which appears in this issue . |
| 12 | In the years that followed I made many flights with those ‘ intrepid bush pilots ’ and watched the development of aviation in Canada . |
| 13 | There I made many friends . |
| 14 | I made many friends among them . |
| 15 | Of course , I made many mistakes in my new life as King . |
| 16 | I made many speeches during the passage of that legislation . |
| 17 | And then , after a while well , I made new friends . |
| 18 | I was happy with the arrangement because I did not want to be tied to a nine-to-five existence , and my employer remained happy , especially when I made regular appearances as his partner at various golf days — all good for business , of course . |
| 19 | My son spent a year at Liphook Junior School , during which time my husband and I made frequent visits to discuss our concerns regarding this apparent lack of progress . |
| 20 | I felt she desperately needed my help , and I made frequent visits and tried innumerable remedies I consulted my colleague Siegfried on the problem and he suggested a diet of charcoal biscuits . |
| 21 | I made violent splashes to attract his attention ; he circled until a rescue launch picked me up , some 30 to 45 minutes later . |
| 22 | Earlier I made delicate incisions |
| 23 | I made 27 calls to Central Office , of which the best was the last . |
| 24 | In my first year as Beattie I made eighteen commercials . |
| 25 | ‘ I made extra scones , ’ she said . |
| 26 | Well Roger I , I made great pains in the presentation to make clear that this is not a standard , because we do n't have a standard . |
| 27 | On that , I think it is generally known , that we , that Telford was n't anywhere near the top of the list , and it had been taken purely on the question of the er , needs of the various areas , it 's unlikely that Telford would have succeeded , even with its reduced geographical area , but I made discrete enquiries and was told that the factor which tipped er , the Commission in favour of Telford , and this has an important bearing on what we 're going to discuss later , was the fact that Telford has been very good in taking up schemes and providing their section , and not just the Wreakin District Council , other area , other bodies in Telford , of getting good innovative schemes off the ground and providing the cash , they did n't , as some areas did , get the status , and then hardly do anything about it . |
| 28 | ( 55 ) I found a bottle with which I made numerous marks on the ground surrounding our tents and a few yards into the jungle , as far as I dared venture . |
| 29 | Well I have made some notes since you j can I just walk down and get them I want this to happen I made some notes , here . |
| 30 | Then dad and I made some cakes and I put notices about the sale through the neighbours ' doors in Swadlincote in Derbyshire , where we live . |