Example sentences of "[verb] make a [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Willis bowled Lloyd , four more wickets fell cheaply — Sobers made a duck in his only one-day international — and the final score was 181 . |
| 2 | At the end of the book , though , Zuckerman confronts Roth with the opinion that the latter has made a mistake in trying to tame or to shed his imagination in the foregoing text , that fiction is superior to fact , and that the factuality of The Facts is specious . |
| 3 | Each succeeding generation has made a guy in the semblance of somebody they did n't care for . |
| 4 | To assess whether diagnostic imaging of pyloric stenosis has made a difference in rapidity of diagnosis , duration of pre-operative hydration , and length of stay in hospital . |
| 5 | And in his opinion that meant sending it all the way to Sotheby 's whose rural saleroom in a stately home in Billingshurst , West Sussex , has made a speciality in recent years of sales of garden furniture , fittings and statuary . |
| 6 | In April 1961 , when making recordings on the Carlisle-Edinburgh ‘ Waverley ’ route that has made a niche in the hearts of so many railway enthusiasts , Peter Handford had spent the day on Whitrope summit , but had eventually abandoned attempts at recording because of the unfavourable direction of the wind . |
| 7 | Passing through the ceiling You will need to make a hole in the kitchen ceiling and the floorboards above for the rising main to pass through . |
| 8 | Even if you want to make a poem in the end , write in prose first , just to make sure you 're clear about the feelings and experiences that have come to the surface . |
| 9 | Remortgaging is the answer for people who do not want to move , but want to make a change in their finances . |
| 10 | Mr. Mellor is expected to make a statement in the Commons tomorrow . |
| 11 | ‘ All through The Graduate Nichols thought he 'd made a mistake in casting me . |
| 12 | I 'd feel differently if she 'd made my father really happy , but , believe me , he soon learnt he 'd made a mistake in marrying Bertha . ’ |
| 13 | He 'd made a mistake in judgement , but that was his problem , not hers . |
| 14 | A rates reduction for a certain period is inadequate to compensate for the great disruption that was caused to people seeking to make a living in that area — people who do not have the wherewithal or the ability to use the court system against the Minister . |
| 15 | A degree in Politics is one of the best first degree courses for a student wanting to make a career in business , administration , the media , voluntary bodies or central and local government . |
| 16 | The release thrusts Quintus onto the same stage as Aurum Software Inc , Scopus Technology Inc , ProActive Software Inc , Lysis Inc , Clarify Inc and a few other start-ups vying to make a mark in this arena . |
| 17 | ( 161 ) Ford has decided to make a change in marketing approach this year . |
| 18 | But you need to be careful that you set up a scheme that actually works , and it would be sensible to take professional advice to avoid making a mistake in its tax or National Insurance implications . |
| 19 | The excavated earth was used to make a parapet in front of the trench and a reredos behind it ; the front was further protected by barbed wire entanglements of varying depth and complexity . |
| 20 | You can either be very timid and start in a small way , building it up gradually and expecting to make a profit in the first year . |
| 21 | Galliéni went by motorcar to French 's headquarters , where he saw only Major-General Sir Archibald Murray , Chief of Staff , who declined to make a decision in his superior 's name . |
| 22 | British Petroleum ( BP ) requires to make a $10 in payment to Exxon for gas supplied . |
| 23 | Sun Microsystems is beginning to make a splash in the pre-press business . |
| 24 | Rather than having made a fortune in tips tonight , she had actually come up ten dollars short . |
| 25 | His mind is open to the possibility that he might have made a mistake in hiring Stephanie to head Advertising and Promotions . |
| 26 | Yet it even made a suggestion to CSM that might have made a dent in its sales graph . |
| 27 | Scientists may have made a breakthrough in the treatment of breast cancer using drugs first developed in the nineteen sixties . |
| 28 | He contrasted this approach with the methods of the best Russian and German directors , who almost certainly would have made a film in which the characters were less important than the system they would be condemning . |
| 29 | ‘ It would have made a difference in the disposition of that part of the estate which had n't been given away . |
| 30 | ‘ The recession may have made a difference in the sense that people are being more realistic about what they can afford , ’ said the magazine 's associate editor Fenella Willis . |