Example sentences of "[vb past] make a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was repeatedly threatened with rape and at one stage they tried to make a fellow detainee rape me . |
| 2 | But when she tried to make a second foray she was hurled out bodily . |
| 3 | After one or two formal speeches ( at which reference was made to our visit as the ‘ first short-term English course since the crushing of the Gang of Four ’ , and I tried to make a suitable reply , ) we were whisked off to the Friendship Hotel to a welcoming meal consisting of Peking duck , ancient duck 's eggs , and other good things , and I wielding our chopsticks to the best of our ability . |
| 4 | But any residents of Tokyo who tried to make a last-minute airline booking were probably disappointed . |
| 5 | So it may be said that the legislation was promoted by a pressure group whose perception of Co-operation was decried by the Consumers ' Movement ; and passed under a Tory rather that a Liberal Government because a trade union tried to make a tactical use of just that form of co-operative preferred by the promoters and decried by the Consumers ' Movement . |
| 6 | He unwrapped the handkerchiefs , contrived to get a good amount of mud down his boots and pretended to make a bad landing from the monkey rope and was dispatched to the sanatorium with a suspected sprain . |
| 7 | Rebecque pretended to make a careful inspection , then shook his head reassuringly . |
| 8 | Initially these are single-point characters , each designed to make a particular contribution to the course of the story , but during the narrative the lads , all around seventeen or eighteen , act with a degree of independence which lends a new depth to the book . |
| 9 | ‘ We were all aware we 'd made a total cock-up . |
| 10 | Michael , when he was at s When he was at school , he won a scholarship to university , when he got to the university he said as if he 'd made a great discovery . |
| 11 | She 'd made a helpless gesture with one beautifully manicured hand . |
| 12 | ‘ At first I was prepared to think you 'd made a genuine mistake — that you 'd got the wrong boat . ’ |
| 13 | But then why would Mao in nineteen forty five say that how that they 'd made a major concession to land to the tiller but that this is a correct one and they 're going to , that land reform has to be taken in stages and they 're going to first of all reduce rent and , I mean er |
| 14 | In fact , he 'd made a real scene about it yesterday . |
| 15 | The one with the fine stripes looked slightly flashier , but he 'd made a better ironing job of the plain one . |
| 16 | I remember before that the wind changed pretty suddenly from southwest to nearer west I think and I 'd made a new hen house I thought indestructible . |
| 17 | He 'd made a regular spaghetti junction of his potato . |
| 18 | So you 'd made a verbal contract over the phone with a lady who you found living on the premises so you had every right to believe that she owned the furniture . |
| 19 | The Judge said they 'd made a strong case about how they 'd be affected by noise from the road . |
| 20 | The Judge said they 'd made a strong case about how they 'd be affected by noise from the road . |
| 21 | He 'd made a good start but now he was faltering , and the focus of attention was drifting slowly away from him . |
| 22 | She 'd made a funny face . |
| 23 | At first it looked as though I 'd made a big mistake . |
| 24 | Of course , she 'd made a big fuss about not having a Brownie ‘ Nuform ’ , but she calmed down when Mum let her wear her new blue party dress . |
| 25 | Did he imagine she 'd made a special attempt to impress him ? |
| 26 | ‘ Stella said you 'd made a huge difference to the place . ’ |
| 27 | Ablett argued furiously with referee Ken Redfern that he 'd made a clean challenge on the inspirational McAllister . |
| 28 | The BBC told him he 'd made a promising start . |
| 29 | To her annoyance the bottle was empty — belatedly she recalled making a mental note weeks ago to buy new supplies . |
| 30 | Thomas and Ell seemed to make a good couple . |