Example sentences of "made [noun] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 He also had a keen grasp of steam locomotive matters and was responsible for introducing suburban passenger locomotives in 1945 , in which year he also made proposals for the first LMS ( and British ) main-line diesel-electric locomotives , which were finally introduced under his successor H. G. Ivatt two years later .
2 Until vernacular opera made progress during the second half of the eighteenth century , ‘ opera ’ was almost synonymous with Italian opera from one end of Europe to the other .
3 However , Newell made amends in the 64th minute when he raced on to a hopeful through ball , rounded Hitchcock and fired home .
4 Both missed with other attempts before Stephens made amends in the second half , landing another three penalties and kicking three conversions .
5 The Don made amends in the second innings with a memorable 103 not out and the crowds held a ‘ bob in ’ collection to buy their idol a piano .
6 Many élite families made fortunes in the first half of the nineteenth century and then invested their wealth in agriculture , usually in plantations .
7 At Cromwell Road the students made use of the first floor which had a magnificent music room and a ballroom which they loaned to the Senior Common Room for the purposes of the annual Royal College Charity Ball which rivalled the Chelsea Arts Ball .
8 Members of Village community made use of the second and third but not the first social argument against school closure listed on page 35 , and added a number of other way of life arguments of their own .
9 The anticipated challenge from Ford 's Sierra Cosworths ended when all three drivers made mistakes on the first sodden day , leaving Subaru and Mazda to fill out the top placings .
10 The Gordon Bennett races made way for the first Grand Prix in 1906 when Szisz of Romania won the inaugural French Grand Prix at Le Mans .
11 The company made way for the next entertainment the islanders offered to mark the treaty they had made , and Tiguary gave Dulé a drink and hugged him , sitting him down beside him to watch the dancers who now occupied the clearing .
12 He also made history as the first judicial nominee to be confirmed without the recommendation of the Senate judiciary committee , which held confirmation hearings on Sept. 10-27 , but deadlocked seven to seven when it finally voted on the motion to recommend the nomination , and then voted 13 to one to pass along the nomination to the entire Senate with no recommendation .
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