Example sentences of "[vb past] made many [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But Rodrigo had made many enemies , both among the disgraced followers of the murdered Sancho ( who saw his change of allegiances as disaster ) and those at the court of Alfonso ( who saw his rise as a threat ) .
2 The court was told Woodhatch had made many enemies while working as a director of a roofing firm .
3 He had made many attempts to put his arms around me , but I had always evaded him .
4 The war had made many businessmen conscious of the need and opportunities for private banks in both London and the provinces .
5 However , it seems that there is a lot more Kent furniture waiting in the reserves , unknown to the public : the furniture-maker had made many runs of sofas , chairs and so on .
6 He had made many contacts , many friends , and as he quickly learned the technicalities such as paper-sizes , weights , and the varying processes involved , the business was rapidly developing .
7 I was sad to leave the boat , we had made many friends despite the trip being only a few hours long .
8 Patrick Lundy had made many friends amongst London 's large Irish community , his parentage , and especially the fact that his father had fought and died in the General Post Office , making him welcome .
9 To the crew it was a routine trip and one they had made many times before by night .
10 THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury admitted yesterday he had made many mistakes during his two years in office .
11 They had made many Hollywood films here .
12 Within her narrow experience that man had made many people undeservedly wretched .
13 About my ruined clothes I felt less concern , for I noticed that the flood had made many people shabby .
14 Despite the continued indifference of the Labour Party the Communists had made many concessions aimed at attracting support from Labour members .
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