Example sentences of "[vb past] make [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daniel Becker , director of the global warming programme of the US environmental group , the Sierra Club , declared that : " The United States helped make this conference a failure . |
| 2 | We tried to make each area a village with its own identity , a village hall and community , ’ she said . |
| 3 | Madame then settled back in her seat and fell into a deep sleep for the rest of the journey , full of good food and wine , and liqueurs , while Ellie stared back out of the window and tried to make some sense of all that had just been said , and all that had just happened . |
| 4 | But , leaving that aside for a moment , he tried to make some sense of Steen 's behaviour . |
| 5 | I tried to make some enquiries . ’ |
| 6 | Every time he tried to make any kind of serious statement or speech for years thereafter , people came back to the plants . |
| 7 | Higginson , crowning his " busy life among " the Stockport boys ' ventured to make some comments to the Governors in a letter on 14th June , " not through any belief that , in your present position in financial and other matters , you can act upon them soon ; but when and if the ability comes " . |
| 8 | He had seized the opportunity while they dined to make another copy of a revolutionary tract calling for an end to French rule . |
| 9 | The mere fact of being on the streets , ill-clothed and ill-fed makes such children criminals in the eyes of the police , and easy targets for death squads . |
| 10 | THERE ARE SO many people who helped to make this time special that I am sorry not to be able to mention them all by name . |
| 11 | I mean obviously once she 's been through the learning process herself , so Doug came away feeling quite pleased that he 'd made that contact and he also sort of made one or two , he , he had one or two wise observations I think about the evening , he made one or two new contacts himself and the suggestion and things , he spoke very well about it , at our committee on our last meeting last week |
| 12 | Once I 'd made that decision nothing was going to stop me . |
| 13 | His words went straight to her heart , and she remembered the private wish she 'd made that day , that Nicolo would tell her he loved her . |
| 14 | ‘ I wish I 'd made that point to the Committee . ’ |
| 15 | Only a few hours later and Fabia was wishing with all she had that she had touched wood when she 'd made that statement . |
| 16 | All the reading and yet she was n't even sure she 'd made any progress . |
| 17 | I 'd made some plans for Rainbow 's next tte — tte , scripted some frank revelations , an impassioned plea … |
| 18 | We 'd just feel happier if we 'd thought you 'd made some provisions for the future . ’ |
| 19 | I 'd made some mistakes and as far as he was concerned the pottery could have been another . |
| 20 | Erm , so Jan had these butties , she said oh I made them lovingly last night , tuna , mayonnaise and onion and er she said trust Viv to ring today like when I 'd made these butties ! |
| 21 | But the fact that no one seemed to know where Wimbledon Parish Church was , that no one in Maple Drive had seen the vicar , even at Christmas or Easter , seemed to make little difference . |
| 22 | Ten minutes seemed to make little difference , with the jerry-cans still discernible on the roof-rack . |
| 23 | The more of these properties a dummy possessed the more strongly it was mobbed , but it seemed to make little difference whether the object was a stuffed owl with real plumage or an owl-shaped piece of painted wood . |
| 24 | Tonight there was a moon , starlight even , and he knew that after a few minutes away from the house it would be possible for her to see with surprising clarity ; but moon or no moon , it seemed to make little difference to her and she 'd been spending hours abroad at even the deepest , darkest point in the cycle . |
| 25 | The only wooden stairs that never seemed to make any noise were those inch-thick slabs in modern public buildings ; house stairs always took pleasure in announcing to everybody what you were doing . |
| 26 | It was a stupid idea but nothing she said seemed to make any difference . |
| 27 | ‘ It seemed to make more sense than having Rib Shacks in Reading and Rugby or elsewhere , ’ he said . |
| 28 | ‘ I hated making that film . |
| 29 | The Doctor had reached the summit of yet another bleak ridge , and turned to make this announcement to Francis and the Counsellors , who were toiling upwards towards him in the face of a wind full of dust and hailstones . |
| 30 | Accordingly , the Court declined to make any order on the originating summons and the Revenue 's application to strike out the summons would be dismissed . |