Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] have [be] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , Charlie , you know my mind 's been made up for years . |
| 2 | My character has been made exactly like a girl ’ . |
| 3 | listen to this , I 'm becoming increasingly aware that my landlady 's been making sexual passes at me , I did n't take them seriously until she climbed in the shower with me |
| 4 | My promise had been made long ago . |
| 5 | Unilateralists felt that their case had been made for them ; and they became more determined than ever to get rid of nuclear weapons altogether . |
| 6 | Her job had been made a little easier by the price-fixing agreement reached at a recent meeting for European farm ministers . |
| 7 | The company has always stood for excellence in analogue sound reproduction , its fame having been made by its first and longest running model , the LP12 turntable . |
| 8 | Its provision could no longer be ignored by government and left wholly to private charity , particularly as legislation had made public funds available for the education of hearing children from 1832 , and their education had been made compulsory by law in 1876 . |
| 9 | The usual way of coping with their father had been to make no reference to anything untoward that might have happened , for fear of bringing it all upon them again . |
| 10 | Now firmly perched at the top of the Hollywood ‘ A-list ’ of actresses , it seems strange that her career has been made up entirely of films that really have n't been all that good . |
| 11 | Her dress had been made by a local dressmaker who had made it with a deep frill of black satin round the neck . |
| 12 | ‘ I read a very good piece by Candida Crewe , in which she said that she felt her life had been made richer by having had step-parents . |
| 13 | I used to get very sentimental during my period with the Territorial Army about the exploits of the British Parachute Regiment , despite the fact that my sole contribution to their reputation had been made in Aldershot discos . |
| 14 | Pöhl said that his decision had been made to give himself more time for his family and private interests and was prompted by " neither resignation nor frustration " . |
| 15 | Leszek Balcerowicz , the Finance Minister and deputy Prime Minister , announced on Aug. 5 that he would resign after the parliamentary elections planned for October , saying that his decision had been made for family reasons . |
| 16 | The man who listened into an alleged conversation between the Princess of Wales and a male friend says only parts of his tape have been made public , and that far more damaging sections may soon be revealed . |
| 17 | Beeson , the England captain , scored his first victory over the world No. 9 , Zarak Jahan Khan , with one of the finest performances of his career , and then complained about the remarks he claimed his opponent had been making during the rallies . |
| 18 | In parliament he was wont to abandon an argument half-completed if he sensed that his point had been made ; the speeches that appear in Hansard were touched up by his staff , and his speeches in the country were given to the press in advance . |
| 19 | Sobchak said the presidium 's decision was illegal since his instruction had been made in accordance with the presidential decree of January 1991 . |
| 20 | The exposure of his hypocrisy has been made by an innate moral principle in the universe . |
| 21 | The upper part of his tomb had been made part of the perimeter by a grill of fine arches behind . |
| 22 | Even the call asking her to see him at his office had been made by a secretary . |
| 23 | Ferry delay protection ( when your booking has been made with Sealink through Enterprise ) . |
| 24 | Your daughter has been made pregnant by my brother . ’ |
| 25 | Our client has been making regular visits to the property , usually at weekends , during which he maintains it as well as performing a security function . |