Example sentences of "make a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The US company backed with British money has made a hasty deal to put its much-publicised camera on general sale in Britain after Easter . |
| 2 | There was a hint that this was a short term strategy , Mao at the seventh national congress in April nineteen forty five argued the C C P has made a major concession to land to the tiller . |
| 3 | But then why would Mao in nineteen forty five say that how that they 'd made a major concession to land to the tiller but that this is a correct one and they 're going to , that land reform has to be taken in stages and they 're going to first of all reduce rent and , I mean er |
| 4 | Japanese industry has made a real effort to reduce energy use and particularly to cut oil consumption . |
| 5 | Well I suppose at the , one of the best things , best examples of the difference was that my wife when she saw this house , knew that it was a house in which she could be happy , in which her tastes and , could spread themselves , erm rather than her tastes having to be curtailed by lack of space and lack of accommodation , erm , the fact that I had a garage which was essential er next to my house instead of some er quarter or twenty minutes ' walk away from where I lived as happened in London also made a terrific difference to comfort , erm the fact that there was a garden instead of a few windowboxes and a couple of tubs , all these things I think made one appreciate the fact that you 'd come , not only into a new town , but into a new way of life probably the fact that we had a staircase inside the house , which was the first time that we 'd had a staircase between our bedrooms and our living rooms |
| 6 | During the last five months he has made a strenuous effort to get to know the area and the residents of this constituency of contrasts . |
| 7 | Made a vain attempt to tidy up the room , which was already looking like a heavy-metal combat zone , and took himself off for a shower . |
| 8 | Daniel too was given garments , some he might wear and some he would n't , socks , scarf , tie , all of them not black , as though the company had made a preconcerted attempt to cheer him up . |
| 9 | On July 8 the Russian President Boris Yeltsin had announced at a press conference in Munich after talks with leaders of the Group of Seven ( G-7 ) industrialized countries [ see p. 38990 ] that Russia had made a political decision to withdraw an estimated 130,000 troops from the Baltic states , and that an agreement " on a schedule for the withdrawal of troops for the second half of this year and for 1993 " would be signed " soon " . |
| 10 | I had spotted this on my travels a few months previous to this time and had made a mental note to return and search it . |
| 11 | She had simply made a mental note to thank her , popped it into the in-tray on her desk and left the photograph tucked in a corner of her blotter . |
| 12 | Amiss made a mental note to find out what the average age of members was . |
| 13 | A lesser man than the Archdeacon would have made a mental note to avoid this rash abandonment of the riches offered by the Prayer Book collect in favour of a misshapen modernity . |
| 14 | ‘ The United Cricket Board and politicians have made a tremendous effort to bring fairness into our system , and it was great that we were being supported by everybody . ’ |
| 15 | He claims that after his departure no one seems to have made a serious effort to keep workers informed on the dangers of the process , and especially of the need to cool it . |
| 16 | Even if it happens that I have made a firm decision to commit suicide , and have been wondering for weeks how to cheat the insurance company , the failure to jump would accord with my intention only by chance . |
| 17 | However , it has , in the past , been made a legal offence to rely on customer inertia ; notably in unsolicited postal selling . |
| 18 | Apple is said not to have made a final commitment to release the software , and the big question is where Apple sees the base of applications for it , but word is that if the go-ahead is given , the product could come to market before the end of the year . |
| 19 | Apple is said not to have made a final commitment to release the software , and the big question is where Apple sees the base of applications for it , but word is that if the go-ahead is given , the product could come to market before the end of the year . |
| 20 | GRAEME SOUNESS has made a final attempt to persuade Wimbledon to part with John Scales — and has lined up Neil Ruddock in case he fails . |
| 21 | Having made a tentative decision to come back to nursing , it would be similarly useful to compare your reasons for doing so in the light of the previous exercise . |
| 22 | Pressman and Wildavsky have made a tentative attempt to draw attention to what may loosely be described as the mathematics of implementations the way in which the mere quantity of agreements necessary may , even when all parties are committed to a policy , undermine or delay effective action . |
| 23 | In ANDES " work , particularly in the controlled zones and with refugees , it has made a concerted attempt to include women , and its educational materials have been drawn up bearing in mind the need to broaden the context of women 's work . |
| 24 | She has also made a concerted effort to improve her knowledge . |
| 25 | De Gaulle 's lucidity on this point was eventually justified by events , but not before the Americans had made a concerted effort to eliminate him as a political force . |
| 26 | In line with the recent emphasis on leisure in our society , libraries have made a concerted effort to attract young people . |
| 27 | The TGAT report is long and difficult in places , but has made a skilful attempt to match the best of teacher practice in the field of assessment with the general constraints imposed by TNC . |
| 28 | We have made a simple beginning to question analysis . |
| 29 | Those outside the political arena believe that the Government have made a poor attempt to answer some searching questions . |
| 30 | The Conservative government has made a half-hearted attempt to tax company cars — half-hearted because it fears upsetting natural Tory voters . |