Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] make 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 | The effect to the pilot is that the model has just made a half turn and proceeded to fly backwards ( Fig. 5.13 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Many people feel that Radio 1 has just made a couple of minor alterations to get the critics off their backs . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The Board has just made a visit to the North West Region of . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But the Malcolm X crisp has already made a guest appearance at this year 's African American merchandise mart . |
| 11 | All this might sound far-fetched ; but one firm , Sanyo , has already made a step in the direction of home automation . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The commission has already made a number of improvements . |
| 14 | He has also made a film telling young people not to do the same . |
| 15 | He has also made a record profit on the trams in the year he has been here ’ . |
| 16 | It has also made a number of acquisitions of mainly small specialist companies . |
| 17 | The left has traditionally made a mistake within representation by positioning ‘ positive ’ images against ‘ negative ’ ones , picket lines against victims . |
| 18 | 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 ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . |
| 20 | The business has even made a bit of money this year . |
| 21 | She has even made a solo visit to the United States . |
| 22 | Despite this apparent endorsement , SCO wo n't say whether it has even made a decision yet , suggesting that it is still trying to picture a future for OSF/1 , given the lack of industry support for it and the shadows cast by OSF 's re-focusing . |
| 23 | It has indeed made a saving of some £3 billion , but the costs of the rebates paid so far has been estimated at around three times that much . |
| 24 | Since the death of the Birthday Party , Nick Cave has steadily made a transition from exhibitionist , incendiary live performer to something more stately and , yes , dignified . |
| 25 | No manufacturer has yet made a compressor specifically for heat pumps , although one American company is studying the problem . |
| 26 | Middlesbrough complete their North Division One programme at home to Widnes without lock Steve Howe , who is moving to Nottingham and has yet to make a decision about his playing future . |
| 27 | Only one state , Chile , has actually made a declaration under Article 16 . |
| 28 | The teaching profession has recently made a beginning in this direction , allowing one salary increment for each three years of child rearing . |
| 29 | Vichy has recently made a breakthrough with the introduction of its ‘ night renewal cream ’ , Régènium , which contains ingrafted collagen . |
| 30 | Like his suitors , he has never made a BBC programme . |