Example sentences of "[pers pn] has made a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 None of them has made a hash of things like the British government .
2 Every one of you has made a contribution to the character of this institution and I take pleasure in acknowledging what each of you has done to make this such a satisfying academic and social environment .
3 ‘ You must tell your friend , ’ continued the lady , ‘ that she has made a mistake .
4 She has made a choice not only of person , but of class .
5 We learn that John has had an affair with a fashion model ( Sunny Griffin ) , who moves in with her dresses , wigs and dog , but decides to leave after she has made a mess of the kitchen by boiling the spaghetti over .
6 At times the loneliness of her position has brought her to the edge of despair , so much so that she has made a number of suicide attempts , some more half-hearted than others .
7 She has made a career as a backbencher , taking an interest in penal affairs and animal welfare .
8 She has made a list of the items the business owns .
9 Thou hast done wonders in a little time , not only made a rake a husband but thou has made a rake a preacher .
10 While the pestilence is raging , he buys the threshing floor of Araunah for 50 shekels , an altar is built and , after he has made a sacrifice , the pestilence ceases .
11 Monte Samana is his , I know that now , and he deserves his profits , because he has made a holiday place that sits on the side of the hill as though it were set there by the Spaniards themselves , the Andalusians and the descendants of the Moors . ’
12 There is nothing which can be guaranteed to alienate the affections of a statistician more than the surveyor who goes for advice after he has made a mess of sampling and needs someone to get him out of the mess .
13 ‘ Perhaps Martin Edwards will admit that he has made a mistake selling to the person he has done and the way in which he has sold it .
14 I asked Ulu Grosbard , who knew Nichols , to ask him what he felt about me : ‘ I think he feels he has made a mistake .
15 Nichols does feel he has made a mistake . ’
16 If the arrest is lawful but the accused believes it to be unlawful , he is guilty because he has made a mistake of law : Bentley ( 1850 ) 4 Cox CC 406 .
17 Even if he has made a mistake they are still bound by it .
18 But Wilkinson denies he has made a £1.5 m bid for Arsenal right-back Lee Dixon and centre-half Steve Bould .
19 But Wilkinson denies he has made a £1.5 m bid for Arsenal right-back Lee Dixon and centre-half Steve Bould .
20 After meeting staff he has made a plea to agency chiefs to delay the transfer so that full consultations can take place .
21 Like his men , he has made a blanket-roll to carry immediate necessities rather than burdening himself with a blanket bag or other form of knapsack .
22 If the wishes of the dead person are known , namely if he has made a will , the process will be easier , but it will still take some ti me to go through all the necessary procedures .
23 He has made a string of good speeches , written — unlike those of most ministers — mainly by himself , charting the future for Britain and its beleaguered Foreign Office .
24 He has made a score of films since , including his infamous documentary about the Rolling Stones 's 1972 tour , which the Stones suppressed because of its depiction of drug use and sex .
25 Sec. knows that he has made a step towards a quorum on the next occasion .
26 Since then , he has made a succession of movies , from ‘ Mean Streets ’ and ‘ Alice Does n't Live Here Any More ’ to ‘ Raging Bull ’ and ‘ Goodfellas ’ .
27 In drawing a miner he has made a self-portrait .
28 He has made a counter claim .
29 Judging by the enthusiasm of the men , women and children who all work on the dam and piped-water project , he has made a start .
30 He should postpone reading it until he has made a start with the study of a case-law subject like Constitutional Law , Criminal Law , Contract or Tort . ]
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