Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb past] make [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once I 'd made that decision nothing was going to stop me . |
| 2 | Although she had made some photocopies to study later , it was possible that Adam might be able to clear the matter up in a few moments . |
| 3 | Their friends told them they were crazy , it sold for a nickel and nobody , they discovered , had the curiosity to buy it although it did make all the local Greenwich Village news-stands . |
| 4 | Later , he made some corrective statements pointing out that although he had made these observations , he was certainly not advocating the use of any drugs , although he continued to ridicule some of the US government 's attempts to stem the tide as being the wrong way to deal with the problem . |
| 5 | Although he had to make some concessions , he has declared himself by and large satisfied . |
| 6 | Back at the firm , did my colleagues ask if I had made any good deals , ordered too much or made new contacts ? |
| 7 | I felt a lot of anger , but there was nothing I could do with it ; then it faded , until I started making some connections with feminism at the beginning of the seventies . |
| 8 | So , all th , even if you wanted to make that qualification , it 's there , in him , I am righteous ! |
| 9 | In particular , if one started to make such systems much more , how shall I put it , tailor the electronics to the purpose , then the cost could be quite low . |
| 10 | ‘ I ate too much last night , ’ said Betty at what would have been breakfast if they 'd made any . |
| 11 | the probation service held their own inquiry to see if they had made any mistakes . |
| 12 | This would show how well the catapult worked and if they had to make any adjustments in their aim . |
| 13 | He felt the contact was so invaluable that he was prepared to turn down the job at the head of one of the UK 's premier blue-chip companies if it meant making such a sacrifice . |
| 14 | He would not , I am sure , have understood the significance of the convolvulus ; or , if he had made any effort , he would still have got it wrong . |
| 15 | We believe that no one should be found guilty of a crime unless the statute or other piece of legislation establishing that crime is so clear that he must have known his act was criminal , or would have known if he had made any serious attempt to discover whether it was . |
| 16 | If he had to make that list of horrible moments , Masklin would have put this one at the top . |
| 17 | I mean I was appalled because she kept making such a lot of mistakes . |
| 18 | The districts were chosen because they had made some progress in care programming . |
| 19 | Shelley watched them go , her heart full of admiration for his humanity and his talent — and bitterness because he had made such a fool of her . |
| 20 | What he had done , he had done because he wanted to make some contribution , pay back to society the great debt he felt by being born to such privilege . |
| 21 | Andy had n't meant any more than his pressing need to stay in for a few weeks till he had made more headway with his revision . |
| 22 | But then , as she was fast coming to realise , that was par for the course really , since nothing appeared to make much sense where Dane Jacobsen was concerned . |
| 23 | I left them together while I went to make some coffee , and when I came back into the room , Shanti was saying , ‘ Patsy , where do I get my big feet from ? |
| 24 | He had seized the opportunity while they dined to make another copy of a revolutionary tract calling for an end to French rule . |
| 25 | A fortnight after she had made this earth-shattering discovery she was amazed when he stuttered out an invitation to the cinema . |
| 26 | She would open them after she had made some coffee . |
| 27 | So deep in thought had she been that she reached her destination before she 'd made any definite plans about how to proceed . |
| 28 | I was once called a ‘ facetious little fucker ’ by a Gentile friend after he had made several observations on the difference between Jewish and non-Jewish girls . |
| 29 | Lenihan was accused of dishonesty as to whether he had made any such calls himself . |
| 30 | Erm , so Jan had these butties , she said oh I made them lovingly last night , tuna , mayonnaise and onion and er she said trust Viv to ring today like when I 'd made these butties ! |