Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] made a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year Dillons got John Mortimer on a holiday weekend , which was not good timing , but it has since made a niche for itself with local books . |
| 2 | In creating one she has inadvertently made a move towards alternative methods of selling that could have great significance for organic farming . |
| 3 | ‘ One has long made a habit of beheading his wife at intervals in what is now my study : the other , a lady named Madam Sharpe , drops rings and other small objects into a china basin in my dressing room … . |
| 4 | ‘ Burra has not made a song and dance about how it has been affected , ’ he said . |
| 5 | If the person has not made a will then the process usually takes a good deal longer which may mean that a whole range of practical issues are held in abeyance whilst the situation is resolved . |
| 6 | Overall , however , the railways are likely to be one of the toughest state sell-offs of them all , for BR has not made a profit for 40 years and is widely perceived as demoralised and run-down . |
| 7 | If your child has not made a move or defiantly says , ‘ No , I wo n't ’ , repeat the command in a louder voice . |
| 8 | Since the defence must be given a copy of the statement of a proposed witness who has not made a deposition , it must follow that , if a Crown witness 's evidence is intended to depart significantly from his deposition and to be based on his statement to the police , it is the duty of the Crown to give the defence a copy of that statement in advance of the hearing . |
| 9 | Len Wright , who narrowly escaped death during the battle , made famous in the film , A Bridge Too Far , has not made a parachute jump for nearly 40 years . |
| 10 | If Jimmy does not completely enclose his chickens he has not made a polygon . |
| 11 | The effect to the pilot is that the model has just made a half turn and proceeded to fly backwards ( Fig. 5.13 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Many people feel that Radio 1 has just made a couple of minor alterations to get the critics off their backs . |
| 13 | Some ads will be irrelevant : the viewer or reader is not in the target group , or has just made a purchase in that product group and does not want another just yet . |
| 14 | The Board has just made a visit to the North West Region of . |
| 15 | A sort of cross between Kurt Cobain and a Fraggle , James has already made a name for himself in the office for dancing around and waving his arms wildly while he talks , not forgetting the regular swishing back of that blond mop . |
| 16 | Bowie has already made a name for himself as an actor in a string of top movies , including The Hunger and The Man Who Fell To Earth , but this is the TV break he has been waiting for . |
| 17 | But the Malcolm X crisp has already made a guest appearance at this year 's African American merchandise mart . |
| 18 | All this might sound far-fetched ; but one firm , Sanyo , has already made a step in the direction of home automation . |
| 19 | An extensive treatment of this issue is not the concern of this book , and it is assumed that the reader has already made a study of it elsewhere , usually in some introductory study of economics . |
| 20 | The commission has already made a number of improvements . |
| 21 | He has also made a film telling young people not to do the same . |
| 22 | He has also made a record profit on the trams in the year he has been here ’ . |
| 23 | It has also made a number of acquisitions of mainly small specialist companies . |
| 24 | The left has traditionally made a mistake within representation by positioning ‘ positive ’ images against ‘ negative ’ ones , picket lines against victims . |
| 25 | Their role in bringing environmental impact assessment ( EIA ) on to the statute book is well known , but the Commission has now made a proposal ( CEC 1989 ) for the ‘ establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Monitoring and Information Network ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ The Queen has now made a gesture towards public opinion and has recognised in the modern world that the monarch does have to pay income tax . |
| 27 | Selling off an organisation that has n't made a profit for 40 years always looked like being the toughest possible test of the privatisers ' skills , and recent developments are not making things any easier |
| 28 | It has n't made a bit of difference |
| 29 | ‘ She has n't made a film in five years . ’ |
| 30 | He has n't made a semblance of a mistake . |