Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] make a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The company has since made a remarkable recovery by clearing out its middle management ranks and replacing them with semi-autonomous work teams . |
| 3 | Mrs Brown , 35 , has since made a full recovery but was unable to attend the ceremony because she has moved away from the area . |
| 4 | With this arrangement , two small or standard mattresses and bases fit together to make a double bed . |
| 5 | Pocket springs can help with differences of up to 4 or 5 stone , or try a zip and link bed with two different mattresses and bases that fit together to make a double bed . |
| 6 | As a sound is a mantra , so an image is a yantra , the two used together making a powerful combination for spiritual exercises . |
| 7 | Emmenthal and Gruyère are mixed together to make a Swiss cheese fondue . |
| 8 | The daughter has finally made a good marriage , after a dodgy one . |
| 9 | But former deputy leader Roy Hattersley has already made a defiant call for a return to traditional Labour values . |
| 10 | As it happens ’ — Morse consulted his watch ostentatiously — ‘ he is very shortly due to take off from Kennedy Airport to fly back to Heathrow , and he has already made a substantial confession about his part in the strange circumstances surrounding the Wolvercote Tongue and Dr Theodore Kemp . |
| 11 | He has already made a long statement , and you are letting him get away with it . |
| 12 | Palace face a fierce battle with Scottish giants Rangers to sign the tall , explosive striker who has already made a major impact north of the border . |
| 13 | The European Community has already made a modest start in this direction . |
| 14 | MRI has already made a valuable contribution to the management of patients with musculoskeletal tumours and has become the investigation of choice for staging patients with primary bone tumours . |
| 15 | NOW entering its third year , Teesside Training and Enterprise Council has already made a significant contribution to the social and economic life of the region . |
| 16 | It will be financed by the Environment Fund of the UN Environment Programme , but the Japanese government has already made a voluntary donation of $2.3 million towards the centre . |
| 17 | ‘ The Bank has already made a full response to the Bingham Report , including a number of changes flowing from the lessons learned from BCCI and Bingham 's recommendations . ’ |
| 18 | Where the defendant has innocently made a substantial investment on the basis of information innocently acquired it is most unlikely that an injunction would be granted to restrain him from making use of that information ( although the fact that an injunction might drive the defendant into liquidation is not relevant if the tests in American Cyanamid Co v Ethicon [ 1975 ] AC 396 have been satisfied ; per May LJ in Bullivant ( Roger ) Ltd v Ellis [ 1987 ] ICR 464 ) . |
| 19 | This ‘ gorgeous gargoyle ’ ( thespian O'Toole 's ) description ) might have played more Tests had Underwood not been around , but he has still made a wide impression on the game , made more lasting by this unexpected offering . |
| 20 | Again in contrast to Ballantyne , the episode is discussed afterwards amongst the boys , and has clearly made a lasting impression on them . |
| 21 | She has also made a concerted effort to improve her knowledge . |
| 22 | ‘ Besides being a tower of strength in education , ’ said Burrow , ‘ she has also made a systematic and significant contribution to our membership recruitment drives in collating more than 700 names and addresses of potential members from strategically important organisations . ’ |
| 23 | Bennett has also made a good recovery from a torn thigh muscle but insisted : ‘ I 'll only play when I 'm 100pc right . |
| 24 | The YHA has also made a positive effort to accommodate disabled hostellers and welcomes enquiries from them . |
| 25 | erm er which has really made a big difference . |
| 26 | BIIBA has now made a strong complaint to Fimbra about the latter 's decision to withdraw from an agreement made on 18 September which would have allowed BIIBA members , who held existing professional indemnity cover , to renew their existing policies . |
| 27 | Beat the egg and add to the potato mixture , blending well to make a smooth dough . |
| 28 | None of these investments has yet made a decent return . |
| 29 | No-one has yet made a significant case for inclusion . |
| 30 | LIRT has yet to make a substantial impact on library instruction in the USA . |