Example sentences of "[Wh det] he made a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Waiting for him was the illuminated Lifeboat tram , on which he made a tour of the Promenade , waving to the crowds and commenting favourably on Blackpool 's modern streamlined trams .
2 But when the fever struck in 1756 he was obliged to give up the periodical work by which he made a living in London .
3 One of Ted 's first tasks was to pass on his advice about the installation of the starboard inner engine on Sugar , following which he made a sortie to RAF Catterick where several Shackletons at the Fire School there yielded a number of instruments that were compatible to the Lancaster .
4 Winston Churchill , relieved of his responsibilities , travelled to the United States of America , in March 1945 , where he made a speech in which he made a statement that was to prove profoundly true .
5 And there was a Dutch historian , Reneer in London , who used to give lectures in which he made a point of not knowing any dates , and he would say ‘ The Armada came in ’ , and then there 'd be a little row of girls who 'd call out ‘ Fifteen eighty-eight ’ , and then he 'd say ‘ James the First came to the throne in ’ , and they would call out ‘ Sixteen oh three . ’
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