Example sentences of "[noun prp] make a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain . |
| 2 | Clemenza made an obvious starting point for Oliver , since he had also been commissioned to compose new recitatives for the opera in place of those which Mozart 's incompetent pupil Süssmayr reputedly dashed off on the coach trip to the Prague première . |
| 3 | Liverpool City Council leader Harry Rimmer made a strong pitch for the region at a special hearing before a European Parliament committee examining the problems of large urban areas . |
| 4 | Banyon made an anguished sound and , after burrowing in his coat pocket , threw a handful of coins onto the table . |
| 5 | Trying not to show that she was completely at a loss , Sophie made a careful examination , then , taking out her stethoscope , she gestured to the herdsman to hold the calf steady while she listened to her patient 's lungs . |
| 6 | Along with many of the other detainees Teo made a televised " confession " of her role in the conspiracy and was released after four months in detention . |
| 7 | A pair of Messerschmitts made a strafing attack on St. Paul 's Bay where a Sunderland flyingboat and the Loire 130 were slightly damaged at their moorings . |
| 8 | What a shame just Mickey again out on the right hand side , Dean made a great diagonal run in behind the full back and the ball was just a little bit heavy otherwise there could 've been real danger again for Blackburn . |
| 9 | To the executions for heresy , Sussex made a gory contribution , twenty-seven men and women being burnt between 1555 and 1558 . |
| 10 | In 1921 Alfred Watkins made an apparent discovery that was startlingly simple and yet revolutionary . |
| 11 | ANDRE Van Troost made an quick breakthrough after Somerset set Surrey an imposing victory target at The Oval . |
| 12 | ANDRE Van Troost made an quick breakthrough after Somerset set Surrey an imposing victory target at The Oval . |
| 13 | After blessing Joseph and Mary , Simeon made a strange prophecy : |
| 14 | Taylor made a round 100 , shrugging off a blow on the chin from a Srinath bouncer after a caught-behind appeal had been turned down . |
| 15 | MARK TAYLOR made a spectacular debut as Australian captain yesterday , snapping up four slip catches as they beat the West Indies by 14 runs in a rain-affected World Series match at Sydney . |
| 16 | The RAF made a promising start and kept up with the French until Sgt Pete Woodward mistimed his landing . |
| 17 | Sarah made a mental note to go and see Janine . |
| 18 | But then President Truman made a big mistake he got the United Nations to authorize another resolution which called for the unification of Korea erm through United Nations intervention and American forces crossed the Yalob |
| 19 | When Richard Burnell made a little sporting history . |
| 20 | Herr Nordern made a huge effort and controlled himself . |
| 21 | Last night Daniel 's father Jason made a dramatic plea for someone to save his dying son 's life . |
| 22 | The atmosphere and hospitality of the Orkneys made a great impression on all our crews . |
| 23 | US Secretary of State James Baker made a 10-day tour of the former Soviet Union during February , concentrating on building up relations with the Islamic states ( a shift in policy prompted partly because of the fear of Iranian activity in the region ) , and on defence conversion matters [ see pp. 38792-93 . |
| 24 | Things seemed to be going fairly well for Town ; Dave Warner made a tremendous one handed save from Sammy Spence on thirteen minutes , whilst up the other end , Steve Jenkins , Kenny Clarke and Jimmy Austin all saw efforts cleared in a goalmouth melee . |
| 25 | On thirty one minutes , Dave Warner made a fine one-handed save to tip over Richard Thompson 's point blank header following Martin Tilley 's corner . |
| 26 | Kelly made an unconvincing attempt at cheerfulness . |
| 27 | PC Laney made a brief note , and then returned to his tour of duty . |
| 28 | At the end of March , Than Tun made a defiant speech in Rangoon 's Bandoola Square and then vanished , setting up an underground resistance based on Toungoo . |
| 29 | The Pentagon made an unofficial translation , which did the rounds on Capitol Hill . |
| 30 | President Kaysone Phomvihane visited Vietnam on Oct. 12-22 , and the Prime Minister , Gen. Khamtay Siphandon made an official visit to China on Oct. 23-26 . |