Example sentences of "[vb past] make any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every time he tried to make any kind of serious statement or speech for years thereafter , people came back to the plants . |
| 2 | All the reading and yet she was n't even sure she 'd made any progress . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It was a stupid idea but nothing she said seemed to make any difference . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Reporting a 36% drop in first quarter profits ( see opposite ) yesterday , Philips Electronics NV declined to make any forecast of full-year results . |
| 7 | Mr Nind this week declined to make any comment . |
| 8 | This time the press and the media were there and I declined to make any comment on the negotiations . |
| 9 | In considering these results the NAC decided to allow resolutions on disaffiliation to be considered at the Easter Conference , but declined to make any recommendation on the issue by seven votes to five . |
| 10 | A record guaranteed to make any soulboy puke , it 's a dance compilation as nutters ' paradise : anyone not technological had better turn away now . |
| 11 | If either the Darwinians on the one hand , or the religious leaders of that time on the other , did make any effort to reconcile the theories of evolution with the doctrines of religion , they made no progress and the two factions became hopelessly opposed , and the religious leaders set up intense opposition to the teachings on evolution . |
| 12 | Women were easily captivated by Charles , when he bothered to make any effort to captivate : they humbly smiled when he turned his head to pay them attention . |
| 13 | I was the prime suspect this time because of the Golden Syrup job , and although I knew she did n't have any proof , nothing I said made any difference . |
| 14 | Nothing she said made any difference . |
| 15 | Questioning the present position at Bowleswood Farm , John White asked whether the association had made any progress since the last general meeting . |
| 16 | the probation service held their own inquiry to see if they had made any mistakes . |
| 17 | He made detailed admissions and at the end was asked whether not seeing a solicitor had made any difference , He said not , but would like to see a solicitor , and refused to sign the notes of interview until he had done so . |
| 18 | Later , she was to ask herself if the decision had made any difference to subsequent events . |
| 19 | Through its columns she continually attacked the ‘ war guilt ’ clause of the Versailles treaty , denounced the Locarno treaty , and argued that the new phenomenon of aerial bombardment had made any form of war an intolerable option , however ‘ just ’ its cause . |
| 20 | He would not , I am sure , have understood the significance of the convolvulus ; or , if he had made any effort , he would still have got it wrong . |
| 21 | Several other Cas. girls had now started casting me speculative glances , but so far no-one had made any cracks to me , which was a relief . |
| 22 | This would show how well the catapult worked and if they had to make any adjustments in their aim . |
| 23 | The 10th preparatory meeting for the holding of joint legislative talks failed to make any progress on Jan. 24 . |
| 24 | A further meeting on Jan. 24 , 1990 , failed to make any progress . |
| 25 | Foreign Ministers ' discussions later in the year failed to make any breakthrough . |
| 26 | Like his predecessors he failed to make any headway . |
| 27 | Two further rounds of talks during February between the six republics under the auspices of the federal Presidency failed to make any headway towards achieving agreement on Yugoslavia 's future constitutional structure . |
| 28 | Her mouth was opening and closing , spewing words at him that failed to make any contact in his mind . |
| 29 | The Committee proposed to raise the maximum penalty for this offence to five years , but limited its recommendation to cases where D actively deceives V and failed to make any provision for cases where D takes advantage of a known mistake . |
| 30 | The justices failed to make any determination or finding upon that issue . |