Example sentences of "[noun] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year , the University made a significant investment to improve the quality and appearance of the Prospectus , which is the most important aid in the recruitment of the brightest and best-motivated undergraduate students . |
| 2 | Luce made a sweeping gesture with one arm and tried not to wince at the pain . |
| 3 | Brown Owl made a sympathetic noise when she saw the two huge blisters . |
| 4 | Liverpool City Council leader Harry Rimmer made a strong pitch for the region at a special hearing before a European Parliament committee examining the problems of large urban areas . |
| 5 | Climbers make a great mistake , however , in imagining that each of these groups aspires to the dizzy heights of dangling . |
| 6 | Such candid consumerism made a refreshing change after the squeamish English double stand over money . |
| 7 | The result was that the ’ collocational overlap ’ technique made a significant contribution toward the identification of the correct words from the alternative candidates . |
| 8 | Trying not to show that she was completely at a loss , Sophie made a careful examination , then , taking out her stethoscope , she gestured to the herdsman to hold the calf steady while she listened to her patient 's lungs . |
| 9 | A pair of Messerschmitts made a strafing attack on St. Paul 's Bay where a Sunderland flyingboat and the Loire 130 were slightly damaged at their moorings . |
| 10 | Although the written text may be very general and refrain from referring either to men or women , the illustrations make a definite point for the majority contain male figures . |
| 11 | To the executions for heresy , Sussex made a gory contribution , twenty-seven men and women being burnt between 1555 and 1558 . |
| 12 | Once again Things Past and Present made a colourful display in the Davidson Room . |
| 13 | However , cyclists make a good example because they too are starting to wear hard hats . |
| 14 | After blessing Joseph and Mary , Simeon made a strange prophecy : |
| 15 | MARK TAYLOR made a spectacular debut as Australian captain yesterday , snapping up four slip catches as they beat the West Indies by 14 runs in a rain-affected World Series match at Sydney . |
| 16 | The RAF made a promising start and kept up with the French until Sgt Pete Woodward mistimed his landing . |
| 17 | Sarah made a mental note to go and see Janine . |
| 18 | The ‘ compromise ’ approved by Parliament made a two-pronged attack on the state scheme . |
| 19 | You had to admit , though , that that kind made a good clothes prop . |
| 20 | But then President Truman made a big mistake he got the United Nations to authorize another resolution which called for the unification of Korea erm through United Nations intervention and American forces crossed the Yalob |
| 21 | Herr Nordern made a huge effort and controlled himself . |
| 22 | Last night Daniel 's father Jason made a dramatic plea for someone to save his dying son 's life . |
| 23 | While Data General Corp made a net loss of $63 million for fiscal 1992 , the company maintains that it has been through the worst in its transition from proprietary to open systems , and is now seeing considerable growth in demand for its high-end multiprocessor AViiON servers . |
| 24 | The atmosphere and hospitality of the Orkneys made a great impression on all our crews . |
| 25 | ULSTER boxers made a strong claim for an monopoly of the titles in the Maxol National Junior championship semi-finals at the National Stadium last night . |
| 26 | US Secretary of State James Baker made a 10-day tour of the former Soviet Union during February , concentrating on building up relations with the Islamic states ( a shift in policy prompted partly because of the fear of Iranian activity in the region ) , and on defence conversion matters [ see pp. 38792-93 . |
| 27 | There may be some weathering her and there After a few weeks which to Willis , however , seemed like a few years , the broker 's solicitors made a conditional offer for the poor old barge , and finally agreed to pay £1500 , provided that Dreadnought was still in shipshape condition six months hence , in the spring of 1962 . |
| 28 | The air raids were commonly known as the Baedeker Raids , after a publishing house that produced travel guides , because the Germans made a sudden switch from bombing major cities , industrial and military targets and bombed cities that did not have anything remotely possible connected with any major war effort . |
| 29 | The Germans made a thin capillary out of palladium , heated it red-hot and diffused hydrogen through it . |
| 30 | PC Laney made a brief note , and then returned to his tour of duty . |