Example sentences of "[coord] he made a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he made a number of management changes which reinforced the impression that Eurotunnel had become a company capable of acting in the best interests of bankers and shareholders and standing up to the demands of the Anglo-French contracting consortium . |
| 2 | These qualities were all evident when he took charge of the task of preparing the instructions for the drafting of the Prices and Incomes Acts of the mid-Sixties and he made a notable contribution to those formidably difficult exercises . |
| 3 | He has now become a passionate enthusiast for the Clarke reforms , and he made a speech of spectacular sycophancy in support of the health service bill on Monday . |
| 4 | Charles no longer bothered to hide his disappointment , but his salute was impeccable and he made a lot of noise with his about turn and exit . |
| 5 | We came to a stop outside my bedroom door and he made a lurching movement . |
| 6 | On his first visit to Sir Stephen Fox 's Manor Farm House , King William III described the house as perfectly fine and he made a number of visits there . |
| 7 | Lord Burlington was an outstanding and resplendent figure , not only was he a Knight of the Garter , but also Lord High Treasurer of Ireland ; Captain of the Yeomen of the Guards and Governor of Greenwich Hospital , and he made a serious contribution to that age , although it is his contribution to the arts and architecture for which he is most remembered . |
| 8 | Anger was getting close to being out of control , Briant suddenly realized , and he made a conscious effort to push it down . |
| 9 | Stalin 's account also misrepresented the Austro-Marxist case , and he made a number of mistakes indicating his unfamiliarity with the subject . |
| 10 | He made a few passes and the castle diminished and shrank , as you see it now , and he made a pass or two more and it was walled with glass as you see . |
| 11 | and before them a knight of great stature upon a white horse with a bloody cross , who bore in one hand a white banner , and in the other a sword which seemed to be of fire , and he made a great mortality among the Moors who were flying . |
| 12 | Alan was dominating in the air and solid and reliable in the tackle , so that he was a perfect defender for a team marshalled by Manager Dick Graham and he made a major contribution to Palace 's progress , deservedly becoming Palace 's captain while also earning England Under 23 honours . |
| 13 | I do know that he outlived Great-Aunt Jane and he made a lot of trouble by claiming items of property to which he had no right . |
| 14 | They challenged him and he made a run for it . |
| 15 | His fuel was exhausted after two hours flying time , and he made a successful forced landing three miles from Denham during which the chin cowling was dented and the propeller tip fractured . |
| 16 | He did locate the apple orchard from which Liebermann had composed a large picture , and he made a sketch of it . |
| 17 | One of my best-known remarks was when I was Chancellor and Geoffrey Howe was my opponent , and he made a rather damaging criticism of what I was doing and I did n't want to spend time on that . |
| 18 | He did n't scream but she felt him tremble and he made a small , pathetic groan , like an angry puppy . |
| 19 | I shone my torch at him and he made a face like he had just chewed a lemon : ‘ I 'm going to have to pull from higher up — I guess it 's the knot . ’ |
| 20 | Henry and he made a treaty of alliance , agreeing that Richard should be betrothed to one of the Count 's daughters and that , when married , they should be granted the duchy of Aquitaine . |
| 21 | He also enjoyed the ornamentation provided by an attractive , vivacious woman and he made a great fuss of Susan in public , as he did also of Wally Fawkes 's girlfriend and later wife , the red-haired Sandy Carmichael , of whom he was genuinely fond . |
| 22 | I was crying outright now , and he made a move towards me which I sensed in the darkness , but I lashed out with my hand and knocked his arm down , and cried , " Leave me alone , that 's what you want to do ! " |
| 23 | The man 's tongue came back to his lip and he made a series of little whispered sounds , huss , huss , huss ; his laugh . |
| 24 | It felt like bad acting and he made a mental note . |
| 25 | His expertise as a children 's bookseller was highly valued by his colleagues , and he made a great contribution over a number of years to the work of the BA 's Children 's Executive , as a member and , more recently , as a vice-chairman . |
| 26 | The offworlder shrugged , and he made a face . |
| 27 | Oh they 're okay erm just one thing , erm I went to the dentist up over there in Street , and he made a mess of filling two teeth . |
| 28 | Trials at his collieries of new ventilating methods , such as the fan and high-pressure steam jets , were widely discussed , and he made a major contribution to the most efficient method of mining coal simultaneously in adjacent seams . |
| 29 | He himself was the first , and most important , trade unionist to present evidence to the commission , and he made a powerful impression upon its members . |
| 30 | Bird display was his speciality and he made a number of seminal studies . |