Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] made [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vulnerability of minor revenue officials to demotion or removal made it imperative for them to remain on good terms with men of influence able to mar their careers , and shortly after his clash with the provost of Inverkeithing Main made his peace with the Cunningham family . |
| 2 | Chapman & Hall made him some compensation through extra payments for Pickwick Papers and Nicholas Nickleby , and by making loans and advances . |
| 3 | Gar-vey added the second and Macauley made it three from Hignett 's cross . |
| 4 | The courts of law , they argued , are procedurally ill-equipped for this task since their formality , cost , speed , and complexity made them inaccessible to , or intimidating for , the ordinary citizen . |
| 5 | The pope 's ardent desire for clarification and decision made it possible for judges to be used who were not always the bishops , in close contact with Rome , but abbots and other ecclesiastical officials . |
| 6 | This was because the terms of the contract between seller and buyer made it clear that the buyer in re-selling the goods was doing so , not for his own account , but as agent for , and on account of , the seller . |
| 7 | Poulson and Associates made it clear that they were not a ‘ financial development company ’ but that they could locate a suitable such investor for the scheme . |
| 8 | Mr Crump was alarmed ; Mrs Crump leaned forward on her toes to increase her disappointing height and to reach forward to this man whose every title and reference made him more and more desirable . |
| 9 | Chiddingfold continued to dominate and Judge made it four following a corner . |
| 10 | But by 1870 even larger ships and cargoes made it necessary to create a new port , or outport , at Avonmouth . |
| 11 | Mark Edrich should have scored when they put through by Cooper , and Cooper made it four one a minute later . |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday regained the lead through Pearson in the fifty ninth minute , but Millwall came back and Sherringham made it three three after sixty three minutes . |
| 13 | The Council of Nicaea was the largest assembly of bishops hitherto , and though the great majority of the members were from the Greek East , the presence of Roman legates and the prominent role played by the sees of Alexandria and Antioch made it possible for the council to be given the title ‘ ecumenical ’ . |
| 14 | Even without the Guards tie , his dress and manner made it obvious that he was a Brit . |
| 15 | The answer is that his remarkable methods as batsman , bowler and captain made him one of the great sporting entertainers . |
| 16 | Defeated in his climb , he had been descending , heading for the window , hoping he could hammer on it and attract someone 's attention , but ice and spindrift made it impossible to see where he was going ; and now he was trapped . |
| 17 | The District committee relented ; withdrew their objections and Jacques made it clear to Green it was only through his personal intervention and tenacity as the General Secretary that ‘ the WEA had been saved from disaster , and that this agreement represented , in fact , the charter which gives us continued and autonomous existence ’ . |
| 18 | Three minutes before the interval Millen struck to break the deadlock and Love made it two a minute later . |
| 19 | The Lewis 's lightness and versatility made it useful in close-support infantry attacks also . |
| 20 | In the Labour party , as in the TUC , the policy to impose a 5 per cent norm had provoked much fury , and the party conference in October heavily rejected the policy , even though Callaghan and Healey made it clear that they would ignore the views of the delegates . |
| 21 | Some unions , most notably the Miners ' Federation of Great Britain , were reluctant to invest the General Council with the power to call all unions out on sympathetic strike action and unemployment made it difficult for it to fight against wage reductions . |
| 22 | The wine and brandy made them joyful and they began to dance , waving their long trunks and fanning each other with their great ears . |
| 23 | These peaks and troughs made it impossible for developing countries to plan ahead . |
| 24 | But variety made it difficult to maintain consistent quality . |
| 25 | But Will made it clear he 'll be happy to work with me and was keen that we all pull together . ’ |
| 26 | Gooch 's hand in selection this winter was considerable — but Fletcher made it clear that in future he will exercise more influence over the make-up of a tour party . |
| 27 | Hindle put the visitors ahead with a try which Grayson converted , but Bland made it 12–12 before Grasshoppers edged ahead again with a Grayson penalty . |
| 28 | Leicester substitute Ian Ormondroyd almost equalised in the 64th minute , but Nelson made it safe with his second in the 77th minute with a low , curling 20-yard shot . |