Example sentences of "[adv] made a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had suddenly made a serious error . |
| 2 | In all cases discussed here ( except one ) the testator had none the less made a juridical intention quite clear . |
| 3 | They were still unsure about what to put on the B-side , and only made a final decision as they travelled to the recording studio on the bus . |
| 4 | They were usually billed as the star attraction so John obviously made a good profit out of them but they were still paid at the same rate as all his juveniles , five shillings a week . |
| 5 | She preached about the passover , a subject they had been studying at Bible camp , and obviously made a good impression . |
| 6 | Well not disappointed that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox because obviously they 're going to need a very strong side if they 're going to win anything so erm you know , with guys like Marvin around , then it 's got to be a good idea , you know , they 've obviously made a big jump there to grab someone they think 's going to make a difference . |
| 7 | Having apparently made a good case ( to wit , the UK now spends nearly two per cent less per head on education than in 1980 ) it starts talking about education . |
| 8 | This was the line of reasoning adopted in the Takeover Panel case : the government had apparently made a conscious decision to encourage the setting up of a self-regulatory body , and the Panel operated against the background of a network of statutory provisions relevant to its activities . |
| 9 | But they had all made a serious error , himself included . |
| 10 | If you ask me , I reckon we 've all made a big change for the better . |
| 11 | The Germans have long made a national sport of running long words together to make longer ones ; as have the Irish , eg in place names like Newtonabbey , Maguiresbridge and Patrickswell . |
| 12 | She 's since made a complete recovery and Mona 's consultant says she ows everything to Janet . |
| 13 | The stock dove almost disappeared from some areas , but , like other species that were hard-hit at the same time , it has since made a good recovery . |
| 14 | The company has since made a remarkable recovery by clearing out its middle management ranks and replacing them with semi-autonomous work teams . |
| 15 | He 's since made a full recovery and now has a realistic chance of becoming Lotus 's first world champion since Mario Andretti . |
| 16 | Mrs Brown , 35 , has since made a full recovery but was unable to attend the ceremony because she has moved away from the area . |
| 17 | Lord Denning M.R. circumvented section 441(3) by finding that the judge had misconstrued the words in section 411 , had thereby made a jurisdictional error , and therefore , relying on Anisminic and Pearlman , the ‘ no appeal ’ clause was ineffective . |
| 18 | But now , rather like recording afresh over the existing programme on an audio or visual cassette , Sylvia had superimposed a successful situation and had thereby made a significant change in the data recognized by her subconscious . |
| 19 | The South Africans nevertheless made a good start , reaching 79 for one in the 20th over , but the loss of the assured Hudson ( 50 in 66 balls ) and of Kirsten in the space of three overs left the middle order with a daunting task . |
| 20 | The daughter has finally made a good marriage , after a dodgy one . |
| 21 | Although a supporter of higher spending on education and health care , he had not made a strong record on these issues as senator . |
| 22 | On a seller and buyer summons the court declared that the seller had not made a good title , and ordered the return to the buyer of the buyer 's deposit on the equitable principle that it is a seller 's duty to disclose fully and frankly in the contract any title defect . |
| 23 | She looked relaxed at a Guildhall lunch but a spokesman said : ‘ She has no plans to travel to Scotland at present but she has not made a final decision . ’ |
| 24 | Adoption was not made a legal procedure until 1926 . |
| 25 | Yosemite followed in 1890 , but one of the wonders of the natural world remained fairly remote from the public until the turn of the century — the Grand Canyon was not made a National Park until 1906 . |
| 26 | The United States argued that Nicaragua had not made a valid declaration under Article 36 ( 2 ) , since the Registry of the Permanent Court had not received a notification of deposit of its ratification of the Protocol of Signature of the Statute . |
| 27 | The second fact is that Labour , despite the recession and its junking of almost all the policies that made it unelectable in the '80s , has not made a significant advance . |
| 28 | Marwood has failed to win a regular place at Bramall Lane since his £300,000 transfer from Arsenal two years ago and has not made a single appearance this season . |
| 29 | But they have not made a single bid at Britain 's top yearling sale this week . |
| 30 | He concluded that the council had not made a sufficient case to justify dismissing their Reporter . |