Example sentences of "making a [adj] impression " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well aware that no Japanese maker has yet succeeded in making a serious impression here . |
| 2 | Two of his best-known works , the unaccompanied setting of Donne 's ‘ At the Round Earths Imagin 'd Corners ’ and the Seven Sea Poems for soloist , chorus , oboe and strings , date from the mid-1950s , the latter making a strong impression during the 1968 City of London Festival . |
| 3 | Many species of fish employ similar defence tactics , with fin-rays hardened into sharp spines which are often greatly elongated and frequently have poison added , making a lasting impression . |
| 4 | He had said goodbye quietly , making a lasting impression on my mother . |
| 5 | The wines are attractively presented , making a good impression , and at tasting by this magazine 's group editor , Brian Hargreaves , and food and wine consultant Peter Williams , made an instant impact of being decidedly different , due partly in the case of the whites to a variation of the French sur le lie process , most familiar in Muscadet . |
| 6 | The denial of prejudice is strategic , but ‘ we thereby want to convey that the move is strategical only relative to the goal of ‘ making a good impression ’ , rather than to the goal of being ‘ sincere and honest ’ ( p. 127 ) . |
| 7 | So intent was she on making a good impression , she failed to see a crane coming towards her . |
| 8 | The attacks on Israel — and the war in general — are making a deep impression on Iraq 's neighbours and could yet detach the Arab members of the alliance . |
| 9 | Smith had Picnic 's full co-operation when winning last week 's leading showjumper of the year title at Wembley , making a timely impression on the selectors who have chosen him for the British team . |
| 10 | You understand nothing but money and making a fine impression before rich people . |
| 11 | BY DESIGN Making a clear impression |
| 12 | Opposite page : Making a big impression at Old Warden for their October 6 show was Antonov An–2 G–BTOV . |