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 ? |