Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv] make the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bridgend4 BRIDGEND simply could not win enough quality possession in their Schweppes Welsh Cup quarter-final at Rodney Parade on Saturday , and though Newport did not make the most of their chances they still won fairly comfortably . |
| 2 | Finally , Frank Crockford showed a clear pair of heels on a run to the corner after that man Powell had again made the opening by bursting through the centre . |
| 3 | With Celia intermittently in a clinic on the outskirts of north London , Brian at his wits ' end and pondering whether to bribe Mrs Bennett to return , Karen had suddenly made the suggestion that her widowed mother might be willing to come to the rescue . |
| 4 | Lester had just made the Beatles film A Hard Day 's Night and was to follow The Knack with another Fab Four production , Help ! |
| 5 | Other scholars have suggested that Jesus did not make the comment about the dogs . |
| 6 | ACTION MAN : But Johnson did n't make the final |
| 7 | So God did not make the mother animal to lay her eggs . |
| 8 | All she could think about was what had happened in this room last night — what had almost happened , what , undoubtedly , would have happened — if Nicolo had n't made the mistake of revealing his true intentions . |
| 9 | The OAS had previously made the lifting of sanctions dependent on the return of Aristide to office . |
| 10 | I knew that Brian had already made the same decision , but , unlike the other two , he had no need to talk about it . |
| 11 | In the kitchen , which had now become familiar to him , Joe set about making the two cups of cocoa . |
| 12 | So it is clear that Bukharin did not make the elementary mistake that Rosdolsky attributed to him . |
| 13 | Which was just why Mrs Goreng had not made the trip any longer . |
| 14 | Walter Luff did not make the same mistakes as his predecessor , and paralleled the extensive improvements on the tramway by a redevelopment office of the bus system , including the sacrifice of two heavily-trafficked tram routes to bus operation . |
| 15 | Strachan did not make the change immediately , for he crocked a shoulder in the test against South Africa and had a three-week stand-down period immediately after he returned from tour . |
| 16 | Lord Francis had earlier made the first ascent of the Wellenkuppe , but dismissed the ridge linking to the Ober Gabelhorn as impracticable , a view held until the traverse was made in 1890 by L. Norman Neruda , a Swede , and guide Christian Klucker . |
| 17 | But Kemp had not made the call , he 'd claimed , from Paddington ! |
| 18 | Agnes did not make the mistake now of asking her customer how much he intended to spend on the acid drops ; she reached up and took down the jar and , tilting it , tipped some acid drops into the scale ; then , putting the glass lid back onto the jar , she returned the whole to the shelf before once again blowing into a small paper bag and depositing the sweets inside . |
| 19 | We were invited to Stuart Johnston 's retirement party in the English Department ( Stuart met us off the ship when we first arrived in NZ , in 1969 ) ; but Val did n't make the party as she tripped in a gutter and pulled her ankle ( she got free treatment for it from the doctor , thanks to NZ 's Accident Compensation scheme ! ) . |
| 20 | She would not have done it , but was disappointed that Urquhart did not make the gesture . |
| 21 | Ironically their votes would have made sure Lord Mayor Reg Empey did not make the trip , but as it was the proposal was defeated anyway by votes to 15 . |