Example sentences of "[vb infin] made the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So perhaps they would have made the same mistakes as well. , He believes his most serious mistake was wanting to get things done in a hurry . |
| 2 | And the teacher , too , might have made the same terrible mistake that she had made back in Teheran all those years before . |
| 3 | ‘ In a subsequent editorial the newspaper fiercely attacked the CPS decision … and questioned whether the CPS would have made the same decision if the woman had been a black girl caught in exactly the same way on Broadwater Farm . |
| 4 | First , is it right that a remedy should be refused because the respondent would have made the same decision even if it had not acted illegally ? |
| 5 | Had Koons asked for permission to use the photo , and Rogers had refused , Prutzman said , ‘ Koons could have made the same point about banality with any number of other images . |
| 6 | She realized that she might have made the same mistake as Joan Durbeyfield . |
| 7 | IF THE inflation figures had been published a couple of days earlier , the Labour party would no doubt have made the most of a fall which was far short of expectations . |
| 8 | Its role could have been vital , for in theory skilful negotiators might have made the most of military situations which , at a given moment , greatly favoured one side rather than the other . |
| 9 | When one tries to analyse the real reasons for the respect which French cookery has so long exacted from the rest of the world , the French genius for presentation must be counted as a very relevant point , and its humble beginnings can be seen on the market stalls , i the small town charcutiers ' and pâtissiers ' shops , in the modest little restaurants where even if the cooking is not particularly distinguished , the most ordinary of little dishes will be brought to your table with respect , properly arranged on a serving dish , the vegetables separately served , the object of arousing your appetite will be achieved and the proprietors of the establishment will have made the most of their limited resources . |