Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] made [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was later Head of the Unemployment Benefit Service , which he managed with great skill , and where he made many friends . |
| 2 | I had a friend who suffered from twisted testicles so I made sure part of my sponsorship arrangement is that I 'm provided with decent shorts with inner briefs that give me support . |
| 3 | Then on the opposite page I saw ‘ insurance ’ and thought that looks interesting , so I made some enquiries . |
| 4 | Of those who shared , all except one made some attempt to clean the syringe and 83% always cleaned shared equipment . |
| 5 | Middlesbrough Bears 50 Long Eaton Invaders 39 BORO 'S unpredictable Bears grabbed their first league win of the season last night although they made hard work of it at a bitterly cold Cleveland Park . |
| 6 | Once they made that decision it was really all over . |
| 7 | So if I made some guesses you might be able to answer . ’ |
| 8 | Naturally , even if you made sufficient headway with your phrase book to ask , they 'd never dream of telling you where they got it . |
| 9 | People were left feeling disconnected from sexism until we made all oppressions centre-stage . |
| 10 | The thieves were said to enter the house at night , tie up the persons inside , threaten to murder them if they made any noise , dig up the floor to search for money , and so on . |
| 11 | I do n't know if I know I understand obviously monies not around at the moment but if they made some way of creating some kind of jazz pub closing it down making it part of the theatre again it 's it 's just a like a pub and I I do n't ever feel comfortable going in there and buying drinks on rehearse . . |
| 12 | Kirov realized that he was going to be pestered by the man until he made some sort of complimentary comment . |
| 13 | But Luke only nodded , as if it made perfect sense . |
| 14 | We know if it made any note of where we 're meant to be going . |
| 15 | At Duns Sheriff Court , Sheriff James Paterson warned 34-year-old Mary Warnock , of Stobswood , Duns , that unless she made substantial inroads to the total within 12 months , she would face a prison sentence . |
| 16 | The breakthrough was inspired by belated realisation on the part of Pretoria and the ANC that unless they made rapid progress what is left of the South African economy would be wrecked . |
| 17 | Then why were you so mad with me because I made those arrangements ? ’ |
| 18 | Italy won because they made fewer mistakes . ’ |
| 19 | He appealed to most New Zealand judges simply because he made good use of the blindside , mixed up his passes and kicks and generally gave the impression that he could play the percentages very much in the New Zealand fashion . |
| 20 | Because he made that statement when discussing the concentric spheres with which Aristotle had built the cosmos , he was evidently aware that authoritative world-pictures were not inviolable . |
| 21 | He sat broodingly beside the fire while I made some coffee . |
| 22 | I watched her shuffle , wriggle and avert her eyes while we made stilted conversation about our lives . |
| 23 | In 1990 the police made 1,410 arrests for cocaine of which 349 consisted of ‘ crack ’ whereas they made 2,321 arrests for heroin . |
| 24 | And then we 'd cycle to Pilton , and I was completely happy beside my big fine-looking uncle with his shiny blue-black hair while he made some dinner , and then we 'd potter about all afternoon in his garden and his little greenhouse . |
| 25 | Already he was beginning to steal glances at the clock , comparing it needlessly with his own watch , missing bits of the film while he made rapid calculations as to whether he might conceivably be able to see Bridget home , and , when this had become out of the question , as to how long they would have to say good night at the hated corner . |
| 26 | I 've gone clean off him — ever since he made that pact with Stalin and the ghastly Russians . ’ |
| 27 | In the upshot the SEA , whilst it made some concessions to the political aspirations of the EP , was notable chiefly for its powerful commitment to the economic concept of completing the internal market . |
| 28 | TWO and a half years after she made national headlines with her searing attack on George Bush at the 1988 Democratic national convention , Ann Richards was inaugurated as Texas 's 45th governor on January 15th . |
| 29 | It is thought she will face questioning about whether she made proper arrangements for Gemma to be looked after while she was away . |
| 30 | When Charlotte had finished , emphasizing how vital it was to find the document the kidnappers wanted , Natasha poured them both more tea before she made any remark . |