Example sentences of "he had make a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In response to the many toasts from his American colleagues he had made a light-hearted speech at dinner , which belied his deep disappointment at being sent back to the States on a Public Relations assignment . |
| 2 | Rogers was thinking about a cricket match in which he had made a good score , reliving the running between the wickets as he bucketed about between the shell-bursts . |
| 3 | He had gone white , she remembered , had said he had made a terrible mistake . |
| 4 | Before Hun Sen 's visit to the USA ( his first ) , he had visited Japan where he had made a specific request that Japanese troops participate in the UNTAC . |
| 5 | He had made a long journey , borrowing fuel for his plane . |
| 6 | In no time at all he had made a good-sized hole in the riverbank . |
| 7 | Former neighbour Alan Bott , a director of P & O Containers said : ‘ We heard he had made a million , lost a million and made a million again . ’ |
| 8 | So much for one reason why William Charles had had the wherewithal to prosper so quickly in his new surroundings ; but there was another , just as vital to his continuing success — he had made a prudent marriage . |
| 9 | His successful bid was for £190,000 although he had made a higher prior offer which had been turned down . |
| 10 | He had made a great reputation in Berlin between the wars . |
| 11 | He brings with him his radio and prepares for — his — match with Lierse listening to BBC hoping for Leeds goals … and after the Wembley match he went straigth to Batty for changing shirts — i think he said that for the couple of last minutes that was the main thing — not that he had made a great goal or Norway getting a draw . |
| 12 | However he had made a harmless-looking technical assumption in setting up the problem which proved to be unduly restrictive . |
| 13 | What pleased him , he told me , was that he had made a slow but gradual improvement in his times over the three-day session and Joe Millar , his backer , was also delighted at the methodical , no-nonsense way in which Jeremy was approaching any problem he encountered . |
| 14 | He had made a formidable minder so far . |
| 15 | The Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare , Rubén Cardozo , resigned on Feb. 8 following the disclosure that he had made a secret payment of 40,000 money vouchers ( bonos solidarios ) to a Peronist congressional deputy , Dante Camaño . |
| 16 | By then he had made a fatal slip-up , the court was told . |
| 17 | His jacket was torn off during the first verse and his shirt during the second , then the Little Sweep realized he had made a monumental error and tried to tell the two schoolmasters not to remove his trousers . |
| 18 | One evening in the park the previous summer he had made a frank gesture that was like a question , and one side of her had wanted to say ‘ Yes ’ , but she had said ‘ No , Len , ’ and he had taken his hand away , and kissed her , and quietly accepted her decision . |
| 19 | On one occassion he had made a huge crossbow , hoping to throw himself to the mainland , but the elastic snapped , sending him backwards into the school and he had spent two weeks finding his way out . |
| 20 | He had made a public spectacle of them both . |
| 21 | Yesterday Mr Dixon confirmed he had made a formal complaint about Mr Fallon based on information received from another member . |
| 22 | As he had made a special point of emphasizing ; there was absolutely no room for friendship or personal favours in this business . |
| 23 | During those periods of service on overseas railways he had made a special study of existing types of articulated locomotive , such as the Fairlie , Meyer , and Mallet , and the problems involved in achieving , especially on narrow-gauge track , adequate stability , traction , and speed . |
| 24 | He said he had made a full examination of the submissions made to him by the council and by Mrs Kemp . |
| 25 | If he had made a full brake application , his guard , Gerry Briggs , would have been thrown from one end of the brakevan to the other with a possible resultant injury . |
| 26 | Although it had been widely reported that he had made a full confession during pre-trial questioning , in court Watanabe maintained that " there is no truth " in the reports that he had paid politicians . |
| 27 | He had made a meticulous drawing of his find and had insisted that she take his handiwork with her to Moscow where it adorned , in turn , dormitory , flat and office . |
| 28 | He had made a few calls , but could n't have chosen a worse time to be setting up a casual liaison . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , Mick was peeling potatoes , carrots and onions , which he had bought when he had made an advance visit to Adrar the day before . |
| 30 | By the time Johnny moved back to Brighton he had spent over 20 years at Selhurst Park and during that time he had made an invaluable contribution to Palace 's progress both on and off the field , for which he will long be remembered with gratitude . |