Example sentences of "[num] he make a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1333 he made a rare journey abroad to deliver the new archbishop , John Stratford , his pallium . |
| 2 | In February 1865 he made a brief visit to Oxford , where he was introduced to Gerard Manley Hopkins [ q.v. ] , their only meeting in person . |
| 3 | In 1815 he visited Paris , in 1820 he made a six months ' visit to Italy , and in 1825 he was in Paris again , having been sent to supervise repairs at the British embassy . |
| 4 | After a minute or two he made a wide turn and flew towards me once again . |
| 5 | On Aug. 19 he made a dramatic call for resistance , standing on one of the tanks stationed outside the Supreme Soviet building ( 10 tanks went over to Yeltsin on the night of Aug. 19 — see below ; the commander of tanks stationed outside the Russian Supreme Soviet building was reported as saying that he would not order an attack on Yeltsin . ) |
| 6 | Reluctantly , Johnson accepted their advice , and on 31 March 1968 he made a dramatic appearance on nationwide television to announce a fresh peace initiative , the reduction of bombing raids on North Vietnam , and his decision not to stand for re-election in November . |
| 7 | In 1927 he made a triumphant visit there , and convinced himself that the large-scale dramatic compositions he favoured would suit the Soviet vision . |
| 8 | In 1967 he made a gross , slap-and-tickle version of ‘ The Taming of the Shrew ’ with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor . |