Example sentences of "she [vb past] made [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She got a lodger and she , the lodger said she 'd made five phone calls . |
| 2 | Just because she 'd made one mistake … |
| 3 | His words went straight to her heart , and she remembered the private wish she 'd made that day , that Nicolo would tell her he loved her . |
| 4 | Only a few hours later and Fabia was wishing with all she had that she had touched wood when she 'd made that statement . |
| 5 | All the reading and yet she was n't even sure she 'd made any progress . |
| 6 | The fresh air she breathed made pure blood for you , and often during the day she wondered what you would be like , whether your eyes would be blue or brown , and prayed God to make you a good child . |
| 7 | It was the third trip she had made that year , leaving husband , sons and job to visit her father . |
| 8 | Though relieved at the arrangements she had made that day , Harriet could not help feeling chastened ; and when she entered the back gate of Four Winds and heard the inevitable wailing of her grandchild , her mood deepened to despair that she had not brought up her own daughter to be the kind of helpmeet which she was certain Edna Rafferty would be . |
| 9 | The landlord was aware of the fact that she had made that application but , notwithstanding that , on 4 December 1989 he applied for execution . |
| 10 | She had made that declaration and that commitment that she would go with her mother-in-law wherever she went that her God , Naomi 's God would be Ruth 's God , and that Naomi 's people , would be Ruth 's people . |
| 11 | It was not that she lacked sympathy for Sarah ; she had made that plain in her letter to John . |
| 12 | She had made great capital out of a fortnight 's bus tour to Lake Garda . |
| 13 | She had made gallant efforts to pull herself together but had still been confused about the precise sequence of events between arriving at the church and the moment when she had pushed open the door of the Little Vestry . |
| 14 | On European flights , she felt no such unease ; she had made such excursions recently on behalf of her college fund-raising activities . |
| 15 | She had made determined attempts at suicide by slashing her wrists several times . |
| 16 | She was still not sure why she had made this arrangement . |
| 17 | She told us that she had made several visits to the London Zoo and so was familiar with the appearance of modern apes . |
| 18 | He remembered a girl he had known once who used to say ‘ franchement ’ whenever she meant ‘ frankly ’ — rather a soupy girl , and far from frank , but consoling all the same on despairing Sundays , and she had made beautiful casseroles . |
| 19 | She had made enough money to maintain Cliff Top as the substantial manor house it had become . |
| 20 | She was indicted on Nov. 21 and on Dec. 6 pleaded not guilty in a Baltimore federal court to charges that she had embezzled $5,600,000 in funds from the HUD and that she had made false statements to the government . |
| 21 | But she had made huge progress , Lisa congratulated herself as she got ready to pack up at the end of another exhausting day . |
| 22 | Although she had made some photocopies to study later , it was possible that Adam might be able to clear the matter up in a few moments . |
| 23 | She would open them after she had made some coffee . |
| 24 | Whether it was to share his moment of regret at the passing of time , or to express disillusion with Parkin himself — she had made some comment in the car about how he was one of the few television reporters she knew and respected — Dexter did not know . |
| 25 | She had made some preparations for their dinner but she did n't object to going out . |
| 26 | Nothing she said made any difference . |