Example sentences of "[pers pn] made a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Minster had the gruffest basso but the others were undeterred and the whole tribe of them made a tremendous clangour . |
| 2 | Foreigners always find that a difficult process — in fact only one of them made a real success of it — and Disraeli possessed what Ezra had been denied — the elasticity and toughness of a good Jew . |
| 3 | After a few half-hearted sips , one of them made a great show of looking at his watch , and put his glass down . |
| 4 | None of them made a special selection of materials suitable for the peasantry , so the few books that were dispatched were often too dry or too expensive . |
| 5 | Two senior research officers at the Home Office were also invited , and one of them made an excellent contribution . |
| 6 | There was no doubting that this young relative of his made a fine figure of a man , he thought , as he announced that he was going upstairs to change for dinner . |
| 7 | I also like to give credit where it is due , and would , therefore , like to thank members of the Great Central Railway who were very helpful and friendly when I made a recent visit to Rothley and Loughborough as an ordinary visitor . |
| 8 | I mean they were pretty shambly when I got to them and I made a supreme effort to get everything going the way I wanted it to go . |
| 9 | He added : ‘ I made a tremendous start to the year and badly wanted that No 1 spot for the first time but it made me become negative . |
| 10 | I made a real fool of myself , crying and sobbing , but Luke held me and comforted me and he was so kind … ’ |
| 11 | I made a small 10″ × 10″ × 3″ tank by sticking the panes of glass together with silicone rubber glue . |
| 12 | I made a great nuisance of myself and , in the end , they resorted to the traditional method of dealing with trouble-makers : they asked me to stand for my own ward at the next local government elections . |
| 13 | I made a great bonfire of it and stood and watched it burn until every trace of him was wiped off the face of the earth . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ When I auditioned for him I made a great impression — or so I was told . |
| 15 | I made a facial question-mark at Melanie but she just shrugged and edged closer . |
| 16 | Indeed when the time came to leave Germany I made a mental decision never to return . |
| 17 | I made a mental note to seek revenge at the earliest opportunity . |
| 18 | I made a mental note not to suggest a dirty weekend away somewhere — well , not yet , anyway . |
| 19 | An off night , I assured him , as we re-traced our twenty-mile drive to Palm Beach , where Robin wrapped himself in a blanket in front of the TV , soothing his cold turkey by watching videos of the local comedians , while I made a mental note to move my life and family to a flat above 42nd Street . |
| 20 | I made a mental note that I must n't say anything to annoy my prim secretary , at least until after she 'd agreed to help with the business the next evening . |
| 21 | I made a mental note to myself that if the doctor on her case set that beautiful leg anything other than back the way it should be , then he had better start looking for a good dentist . |
| 22 | I made a mental note to ask about that . |
| 23 | I made a mental note to make sure I got put on his side . |
| 24 | I made a mental note to ask for an application form on the way out . |
| 25 | I made a mental effort to visualise his new house , to create some mind picture , but gave up after a few seconds . |
| 26 | I made a convincing show of joining in all this horse-play and appeared to enjoy it hugely for a week or so while I thought about what I could do to our cousin . |
| 27 | I made a similar argument in chapter 1 about practical support in contemporary society . |
| 28 | Less cryptic was Barbara Bush , who once fumed at me after I made a similar enquiry : ‘ It 's none of your business and absolutely not … |
| 29 | The reputation of Connect Four as a hard F8a was demolished as Glen Sutcliffe and Ian Vickers both made single day redpoints of the route within minutes of each other , while I made a one day ascent of Toadal Recall ( F8a ) . |
| 30 | In fact , I made a major decision in '84 , and followed it through in '86 . |