Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] made a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | in all honesty ans answer what he said , you more or less made a statement and said yes I am er but I , I know all about the products and I 'll give you best advice . |
| 2 | We had a Debating Society in school which was pretty tough — if you dropped clangers , missed the point or otherwise made a clown of yourself , it was remembered throughout the following week until you had a chance to redeem yourself . |
| 3 | There was a book called The Young Visitors that once made a lot of money . ’ |
| 4 | Rovers were 2-0 in the opening 15 minutes through Morrissey and John Aldridge and perhaps made a rod for their own backs by scoring so early and then failing to add to that lead until the 77th minute through Neil McNab . |
| 5 | A Home Office spokesman said : ‘ He went with two prison officers to see a relative and just made a run for it . ’ |
| 6 | William Trood was also an intrepid traveller , and once made a trip to Morocco , where he was presented with a silver-inlaid Damascus sword by the Sultan of Morocco . |
| 7 | Two weeks on the beach at Mombasa , not in a hotel of course , but in the bungalow of an old friend who had survived freedom and independence in Kenya and still made a living out of East Africa 's import and export trade . |
| 8 | When she arrived at the airport she reached into her baggage and quickly made a phone call to Amsterdam . |
| 9 | Reaching her room , she wanted with all her heart to leave Parkwood , and even made a move to get out her overnight bag . |
| 10 | But although she accepted a dressing-down from him in public , and indeed made a point of telling people ‘ Oh ! |
| 11 | So there was a further delay in operations until February this year , when the single made yet another appearance and ultimately made a reacquaintance with the UK Top Ten , sparking off talks of that Madness reunion . |
| 12 | And then And never made a mistake of course , he tried to teach me but it was just a waste of time . |
| 13 | He roared , he bellowed , he shouted with laughter , and never made a sound . |