Example sentences of "[vb past] he make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | While they ate he made polite conversation , avoiding with care any of the deeper , more important issues that needed to be talked about and resolved . |
2 | ROCK drummer Mitch Mitchell won substantial libel damages in the High Court yesterday after a book claimed he made racist comments to Jimi Hendrix when he played in his band , the Experience . |
3 | He thought he made some kind of strangled gasp ; he knew his eyes would have expressed his emotions . |
4 | How dared he make such judgements on such a brief acquaintance — and how mortifying that he was right about her inadequacies . |
5 | ‘ Did he make any statement ? ’ |
6 | ‘ Did he make any suggestions ? ’ |
7 | The stark desire in his face threatened to take what strength she had left , nor did he make any attempt to hide the blatant response of his body to that consuming , passionate kiss , continuing to hold her so tightly that she could feel him with every part of her being , could still taste him inside her mouth . |
8 | She parked outside the high brick wall rather than driving on to the forecourt , and as if he sensed her reluctance to enter the house again he did n't attempt to invite her inside — but neither did he make any attempt to get out of the car , and they sat in silence in the light from an overhead street-lamp . |
9 | What , why did he make those threats then ? |
10 | Did he make those numbers ? |
11 | He had neither remained discreetly silent , nor had he made any attempt to explain in public the reasons for his resignation . |
12 | Had he made any sort of impression ? |
13 | Paul climbed the stairs in trepidation ; had he made some mistake in the corrections , blind with pain as he had been for part of the day ? |