Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] made [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was noticeable that many of them made emotive comments when addressing this question ( for example , ‘ a last resort ’ , or ‘ a place for old people to go when nobody else wants them ’ ) , a reflection possibly of their personal involvement with the residents of the home and concern for their well-being .
2 Had any of them made any approaches to her ?
3 They could n't ignore the fact that they were to part , and neither of them made any attempt to avoid it in conversation .
4 None of them made any concessions to the local Muslim culture .
5 ‘ And how many of them made any effort to get along with me ? ’ she exploded .
6 Not one word of it made any sense at all to him .
7 None of it made any sense .
8 None of it made any sense !
9 But none of it made any difference .
10 In Easton , the dislike of it made some policemen reluctant to attend certain sorts of incident where a great deal of paperwork could be expected ( such as road traffic accidents ) , although means of formal control usually ensured they responded in the end .
11 But for the small time it took to put this inner up it made little difference .
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