Example sentences of "[noun] have made a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | When we return to the apartment , Maria has made a full confession and is asking Glass to help Leonard out of Berlin . |
2 | Mr Haszeldine has made a formal complaint to the ward councillors , saying the rats are coming from the depot because it is not kept clean . |
3 | Already the computer has made a significant contribution to the processing of much of the routine data generated by office staff . |
4 | There was a hint that this was a short term strategy , Mao at the seventh national congress in April nineteen forty five argued the C C P has made a major concession to land to the tiller . |
5 | The company , which is now owned by British Aerospace has made a spectacular recovery from the heavy losses of the mid-eighties to announce pre-tax profits of sixty five million pounds last year . |
6 | Now VW has made a strong comeback with its 1,588cc diesel for the Golf 40 years later . |
7 | Mr Kelly has made a formal complaint against the police and is to lodge one against the ambulance service . |
8 | I think Leonora Stem has made a tentative identification with a young Mr Thomas Hearst of Richmond who liked to come and play the oboe with the ladies . |
9 | The US company backed with British money has made a hasty deal to put its much-publicised camera on general sale in Britain after Easter . |
10 | Lloyds has made a clandestine but vigorous pass at Midland and still thinks it is in with a chance and can outbid Hongkong if it can make savings through ruthless high street rationalisation — in effect , putting two banks ' business through one 's network . |
11 | LIVERPOOL 'S under-11 side has made a mixed start to the schools cricket season . |
12 | Where the defendant has made a voluntary interim payment before proceedings , the plaintiff must still plead the whole of his claim including any special damage for expense paid for by the interim payment . |
13 | While their forwards were outplayed , though Andy Macdonald won the occasional good lineout ball , Heriot 's competed gamely and the arrival of young Lawrie has made a huge difference to their back play , and especially to centres Stoddart and McRobbie , who appear much more confident than earlier in the season . |
14 | Japanese industry has made a real effort to reduce energy use and particularly to cut oil consumption . |
15 | The sofa bed or studio couch has made a great difference to one-room living . |
16 | President Ishaq has made a dignified statement about his enthusiasm for upholding the constitution . |
17 | Already the rosy periwinkle from Madagascar has made a major contribution to curing childhood leukaemia and other blood cancers . |
18 | The new development has attracted a £2and1/4 ; million grant from the department of trade and industry ; a regional spokesman says foreign investment has made a huge impact on Telford . |
19 | This is not to deny that Volvo has made a significant innovation in work organisation and production technology , but it is one evolutionary step and not a revolution . |
20 | A senior legal figure has made a strong attack on Government policy towards Scotland 's justice system . |
21 | Bomb damage at the Dublin Road offices has made a serious dent in plans for Oxfam Week ( September 25-October 3 ) . |
22 | The outcome of the research is embodied in a thesis written by the candidate , and the doctorate is awarded if the thesis is of sufficient standard and it is judged that the research has made a definite contribution to knowledge . |
23 | Whatever the rights and wrongs of a sad situation , the fact remains that the club has made a dreadful start this season — winning only four of their first 13 games . |
24 | I KNEW that Earl Spencer had made a special provision in his will . |
25 | Terence Blacker had made a small bet with himself that he would be the first speaker to mention children 's books : he won . |
26 | Defence counsel stated that Adams had made a full admission . |
27 | The second defendant had made a large number of deliveries to and collections from the premises on Capricorn 's account . |
28 | It was held there that the parties had made a binding contract , albeit with the price still outstanding . |
29 | The PR Department had made a good start in the CASB period with Colonel Glass in charge . |
30 | Vitor 's tactile greeting had made a sharp contrast with the gruff ‘ hello ’ which Leif had bestowed earlier , before turning all his attention to her . |