Example sentences of "'ve made [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We 've made a poor start and we have worked out why .
2 Look , you 've made a long shadow .
3 I do n't know what they were , I certainly would n't open that pen Michael you 've made a right mess
4 Ooh , you 've made a right mess with them crisps young man , ai n't ya ?
5 ‘ We 've made a healthy profit on him and that will come in handy because it 's no secret I 'm still looking to buy players to improve our squad . ’
6 We 've made a concerted effort in recent years to make the articles in our association magazine , Business Credit , relevant to the day-to-day problems credit and financial managers face , and to present the latest techniques and applications .
7 You could help me find out if I 've made a terrible mistake coming here , and if — ’ She took a deep breath .
8 I 've made a terrible mistake .
9 ‘ If you 've made a new life for yourself , what are you doing here ? ’ she challenged .
10 Since then I 've made a new start . ’
11 I 've made a new term planner actually but I 've forgotten to bring it .
12 Right you 've made a nice mess out there have n't you ?
13 I 've made a complete fool of myself and I do n't think I can bring myself to ask what I came to . "
14 Well possibly and less likely to enjoy it , I mean I 've made a complete failure of my life , so I 'm , I 'm not and I never really enjoyed from the beginning I must say
15 ‘ well , they 've made a bloody mess of that city . ’
16 You 've made a bloody death trap on the stairs .
17 You 've made a serious miscalculation .
18 ‘ We 've made a good beginning , ’ he said , interrupting Kate 's account of how Ginny Salperton had met David Quest .
19 Begin keeping a record of all events at this point ; hopefully it wo n't be needed , but if it is you 've made a good start .
20 I mean , it 's a , it 's a wooden prefab type hut , it 's very hardy done , concrete floors , they 've made a good job of it .
21 Yes , you 've made a good job of it .
22 And they 've made a good job of tiling have n't they ?
23 I 've lost count of the times I 've made a good catch and returned the next night ( or day as the case may be ) only to blank or , at best , catch a fraction of the previous night 's catch .
24 ‘ Anne — Miss Miggs , ’ began Christine breathlessly , ‘ we 've made a great discovery !
25 but I mean other than that , I , I , I 'd like to be dead cautious about that , I , I still think it 's early days , I know we 've made a great success , but it 's early days .
26 They 've made a great start , but five shots after one round is nothing in this tournament . ’
27 I 've made a great deal of progress , as you can see . ’
28 The chain is connected to the handle at the tightest position , the handles pulled together — and hey presto — you 've made a clean cut !
29 We 've made a determined effort to try to get more er drug addicts to come forward , to accept treatment and so on .
30 ‘ It sounds as if you 've made a promising start .
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