Example sentences of "[noun sg] he make a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At work he made a point of answering every letter that crossed his desk ; he told me , ‘ If people take the trouble to write , then the least we can do , as a courtesy , if nothing else , is to give them as complete an answer as possible ’ . |
| 2 | Your husband 's wealth he made a will ? ’ |
| 3 | After his return he made a statement to the UK House of Commons on Oct. 24 , warning that the decision on the use of force was " not one which can be indefinitely shirked " if sanctions were proving ineffectual . |
| 4 | During this period he made a parachute descent from a balloon at 10,500 feet to investigate ‘ swinging ’ . |
| 5 | On his recovery he made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Rocamadour in the Quercy . |
| 6 | On the platform he made a movement of deference to her , with open hand held out . |
| 7 | … ( 8 ) A statement by a person in response to a requirement imposed by virtue of this section may only be used in evidence against him — ( a ) on a prosecution for an offence under subsection ( 14 ) below ; or ( b ) on a prosecution for some other offence where in giving evidence he makes a statement inconsistent with it . |
| 8 | At the door he makes a smile . |
| 9 | Later in life he made a trilogy of films about the theatre , of which The Golden Coach is one of the most ravishing . |
| 10 | For the west front of the church he made a pair of decorated bronze doors , of which it was judged that ‘ as he surpassed all others in other works , in this work he wonderfully surpassed himself . ’ |
| 11 | Close-fitted carpet on a well-lit passageway suggested the occupants were more affluent than the average student could be expected to be , unless of course he made a living from the less commendable pursuits some students were reputed to follow ! |
| 12 | It is , however , the way he makes a connection between anthropology and linguistics that makes his programme unusual : |
| 13 | In September of the following year he made a trip to Furness Abbey to sketch , and recorded , ‘ I was treated in a more kind and liberal manner than I have been by any people in the North of Lancashire and Westmorland , by Mr. Atkinson , his mother and sisters ’ ! |
| 14 | On one three-month trip he made a total of 513 calls from Cape Town to Addis Abada . |
| 15 | ’ There could be no doubt that when a garage proprietor sold petrol to a customer he made a contract of sale ( i.e. of the petrol ) with the customer , since the customer agreed to pay a ‘ money consideration , ’ the price . |
| 16 | One symptom of the pope 's embarrassment is that for the first and last time he made a concession to Anselm on the subject of the primacy of Canterbury , which we must deal with later . |
| 17 | The teacher , with a white-coated scientist standing by him , was then instructed to teach the learner a series of linked words , and to punish him by delivering a shock every time he made a mistake . |
| 18 | At the time he made a report to the then Keeper of the Indian Section , Robert Skelton , who passed it on to the Indian authorities . |
| 19 | absolutely no profit at all , in fact he made a loss of ? |